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Board approves MSD Scholar Handbook after debate over corporal punishment, hair and cell-phone language
Summary
The Macomb School District Board approved the MSD Scholar Handbook for 2025–26 after debate over discipline and policy language, including questions about corporal punishment language at Denman Junior High, hair and dress-code updates, and cell-phone restrictions.
The Macomb School District Board approved the MSD Scholar Handbook for 2025–26 on second viewing after debate about discipline and policy language, including whether corporal punishment language remained removed districtwide but was reinstated at Denman Junior High School.
Board member Lynn Martin said she needed “clarification on where we are, what we’re doing,” during discussion about several policy items and whether a change intended districtwide had been limited to a single school. Board members questioned why language about corporal punishment appeared inconsistent across the district and sought assurance that districtwide rules…
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