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School committee approves revised policies, affirms school choice, accepts CHA bid and sets follow‑ups
Summary
At its March 19 meeting the Barnstable School Committee unanimously approved revised nondiscrimination, graduation and bullying policies, affirmed interdistrict school choice for 2025–26, accepted an on‑call owner’s project manager proposal, approved an accounts payable warrant, and moved into executive session on negotiations.
The Barnstable Public Schools School Committee took several formal actions at its March 19 meeting, approving policy updates and routine business and authorizing staff actions. Committee votes were recorded on multiple agenda items; where the transcript records only verbal unanimous “Aye” votes or roll‑call fragments the outcomes are reported below with notes on available tallies.
Policy approvals: The committee approved revised versions of three policies on second read: • AC — Non‑Discrimination, Including Harassment and Retaliation (second read; motion carried unanimously). • IKF — Graduation Requirements (second read; motion carried unanimously). • JICFB — Bullying Prevention (second read; motion carried unanimously).
School choice and tuition: The committee…
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