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Board updates bullying definition to match state law; suspension/expulsion policy changes limited
Summary
Cheshire School District trustees agreed to update the suspension and expulsion due-process policy to adopt Connecticut’s revised statutory definition of bullying and moved the item forward for a formal reading; board members said the change is legislatively driven and otherwise the policy remains unchanged.
The Cheshire School District board voted to advance a revision to the district’s suspension and expulsion due-process policy so the policy language matches the state’s updated definition of bullying, board members said during a policy meeting.
The change matters because state law now defines bullying in a single sentence and the district must…
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