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Hunterdon Central board advances large-scale policy manual update amid public concern over removed language
Summary
The Hunterdon Central Regional High School Board moved forward with committee-led revisions to its policy manual, adopting vendor-supplied language for several policies and recommending abolishing older items. The changes prompted extended public comment about removal of statements on racism, philosophy, religion and domestic partnership policy.
Hunterdon Central Regional High School District board members voted on a set of policy manual updates after a months-long committee review, a process that drew multiple public commenters who said the proposed changes remove explicit commitments to equity and public education.
The policy committee recommended replacing several locally authored policies with updated text from the district's policy vendor, Strauss Esmay, and abolishing a small number of older policies not maintained by the vendor. The board carried the committee motion after discussion and public comment.
The policy committee chair, Rebecca Peterson, told the board the manual review prioritized the vendor’s mandated and recommended policies and put older, nonvendor items up for discussion. Committee members said many of the locally authored policies are out of date and that the vendor maintains the…
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