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Policy committee reviews enrollment updates for military and unstable housing; requests wording changes
Summary
Committee reviewed PSBA/legal suggested updates to policy 200 (student enrollment), asked administration to change permissive language to mandatory wording in one section and to make nondiscrimination language inclusive, and directed AR wording edits.
The policy committee reviewed recommended updates to policy 200 (student enrollment) that include suggested language addressing military families and students experiencing educational instability.
Board members proposed two specific wording changes. One member asked that the draft change a permissive verb to a directive in special cases where parents or guardians live in different districts; the member argued the draft’s use of “may” should read “shall” to make clear which district will enroll the student. Another member requested inclusive nondiscrimination language where the draft omitted “religion” or used gendered pronouns; administration said it would replace gendered pronouns with neutral terms and standardize nondiscrimination wording across policies.
A board member also asked administrative regulations to use gender-neutral pronouns in all procedural forms and suggested small edits in AR language where the draft used “him/her.” Committee members recommended moving certain detailed procedural items into ARs and leaving policy language high level.
The committee agreed the draft could move forward and asked administration to apply the editorial changes (change “may” to “shall” where appropriate, add “religion” to nondiscrimination clause, and replace gendered pronouns), then forward the policy into the legislative cycle.
