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Chickasha board approves small change to student-release policy to cover concurrent enrollment and off-campus leave
Summary
The board approved an amendment to board policy EA to add one sentence clarifying release-of-students language so it covers students leaving campus for lunch and for concurrent enrollment; discussion noted that grade-specific rules remain in school handbooks.
The Chickasha Public School District Board of Education approved a revision to board policy EA (general student policies) to add a sentence clarifying that the district’s release-of-students language covers students who leave campus for lunch and for concurrent enrollment.
Staff said the change aligns board policy with how students already leave campus for concurrent enrollment and off-campus lunch privileges. A related administrative regulation, EDR 5, governing concurrent enrollment expectations, was also discussed as part of the package.
Board members asked whether open-campus lunch language should specify which grades are eligible; staff said that placement of grade-specific rules (for example, keeping freshmen on campus) is typically handled in the student handbook to preserve flexibility, and legal counsel had recommended general language so the district can respond to midyear needs without amending board policy.
A motion to approve the revised board policy EA was made and seconded; the board recorded its approval.
Clarifying points in the discussion: the policy change adds a single sentence to cover known off-campus circumstances; grade-level restrictions such as freshmen-only rules remain appropriate for the student handbook rather than the board policy.
No statutory citations were offered during the discussion; the board relied on its legal counsel for language and on district administrative regulations to define operational details.
