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Board reviews multiple policy revisions prompted by recent state statute changes
Summary
District staff introduced more than a dozen policy updates tied to changes in state law, including safe‑school access, AED/PULSE requirements, attendance, zero‑tolerance language, medication policy wording and transportation policy replacements; the board voted to advertise the proposed changes.
District staff presented a package of roughly a dozen policy revisions to the Levy County School Board that staff said stem from recent changes in state statute. The board voted to advertise the policies for public review.
"These come from NEFACT" or similar regional guidance, said Staff member (policy presenter), explaining that the district receives model policies and adapts them after review by subject experts inside the district.
Staff said revisions include safe‑and‑secure schools updates clarifying language on gates and access points; a change to automated external defibrillator (AED) training and a new PULSE requirement; the annual wellness policy review; and updates to student attendance and truancy procedures. Other changes address the district's zero‑tolerance policy, medication administration language, foreign exchange student rules, employment screening when applicants face arrest for certain offenses, certification rules for…
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