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Public hearing on ‘zero tolerance’ school-crime policy draws clarifying questions from teacher
Summary
During a public hearing the board reviewed proposed amendments to the district’s school policies, and a teacher asked whether the ‘zero tolerance’ language covers assaults on staff; district staff clarified scope includes assault and battery on teachers and listed statutory offenses.
The Columbia County School Board opened a public hearing April 8 to review several board policies, including a proposed amendment to the district’s “zero tolerance” policy for school-related crimes.
Mickey Garrett, a Pathways Academy teacher speaking as an individual, asked the board to clarify what the zero-tolerance policy would cover and whether it applied to felony crimes and assault and battery. A…
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