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Committee backs model homeless‑student policy, debates athletics physicals and adds 'designated volunteers' to FERPA language
Summary
Nurses and committee members urged the board to adopt a School Board Association model policy on students experiencing homelessness; the committee also debated physical‑examination requirements for marching band and extracurriculars and agreed to add “designated volunteers” to FERPA (JRA) language to permit trained volunteers to access limited health details in emergencies.
Nurses and committee members urged the board to adopt a School Board Association model policy (JLCA) on students experiencing homelessness, saying the model policy is more specific than the district’s current language and calls out athletics and other activities. The committee agreed to update the district’s terminology from “homeless students” to “students experiencing homelessness.” Nurses said the model policy better addresses conditional enrollment and athletic‑eligibility questions. Committee members raised concerns about a related change: the draft model removes an explicit marching‑band physical requirement that had been in prior district practice. Members debated whether the district should require a preparticipation physical for marching band and…
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