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Alpine School District board adopts consolidated harassment policy, defers final action on bullying policy
Summary
The Alpine School District Board of Education voted unanimously to approve a consolidated employee-and-student harassment policy (Policy 71-50) based on current Title IX regulations, while leaving a revised bullying-prevention policy (Policy 71-10) in discussion pending linked resources and appeal-process clarifications.
The Alpine School District Board of Education voted unanimously to adopt a single, consolidated harassment policy (Policy 71-50) and held further discussion — but took no final action — on a revised bullying-prevention policy (Policy 71-10).
Board members and legal counsel said the consolidated policy is grounded in the current Title IX framework and incorporates input from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights. Legal counsel Craig Brinkerhoff described the adopted policy as applying to "all persons within the district" and said the language follows the 2022 Title IX regulations that the district is directed to follow.
Board adoption of Policy 71-50 followed a policy committee review and a briefing from the district’s Title IX coordinator, Kimberly Moore. Supporters said the new policy combines multiple previous harassment-related policies into a single, clearer document that covers…
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