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Board amends 'professional adult‑student boundaries' policy to remove coaches from massage prohibition
Summary
The board amended policy 8.24 (Maintaining professional adult‑student boundaries) to remove the word 'coach' from a clause that prohibits accepting or offering massages, citing administration concurrence; the amended policy then passed on final reading.
Board members debated a proposed adjustment to policy 8.24, ‘‘Maintaining professional adult‑student boundaries,’’ during the second and final reading of a packet of policies on April 8.
One board member moved to strike the word coach from a line that lists prohibited interactions: “Accepting massages or offering or giving massages other than in the course of injury care legitimately administered by an athletic trainer, coach, or health care provider.” The member said that coaches performing brief, purely first‑aid actions on a field is not the intent of the prohibition and expressed concern about inadvertent liability or discomfort for coaching staff.
An administrator responded that the administration had no objection to the amendment. The board approved the amendment by voice vote and then approved the collection of policies on final reading with the amendment in place. The transcript shows the amendment passed by voice vote; a roll‑call tally was not recorded in the meeting minutes.
The board directed no additional action beyond adopting the amended policy packet that evening.
