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KCSD elementary handbook shifts language from "rules" to "expectations"; board questions specificity and consequences
Summary
District staff proposed revising elementary student handbooks to replace the word "rules" with "expectations" to align with PBIS language; board members raised concerns about removing specific prohibitions (wrestling, tackling, horseplay) and wanted clarity about consequences and presentation to a board committee.
District elementary staff presented proposed edits to student handbooks at the Aug. 7 work session that replace the term "rules" with "expectations" to align handbook language with the district’s Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) framework.
Board member Chris pressed staff about the change, saying, "Expectation. Expectation. Yes. No electronics and no drugs and all that. That's…
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