CHSD 128 board reviews Title IX–related policy language after Tennessee decision; first reading scheduled
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Board members discussed changes to district Title IX–related policies following a court decision in Tennessee that required reverting to earlier Title IX procedures; the items were presented as first readings and will return for second readings next month.
Community High School District 128 board members discussed changes to several policies related to Title IX investigations at their June 23 meeting after the speaker said a Tennessee decision required the district to revert to prior procedures.
A staff presenter explained the district’s policies had been aligned with recent Title IX regulations that streamlined certain procedures. After the Tennessee decision, the presenter said the district is reverting to the earlier approach, which affects notification requirements, investigator roles and the sequence for reporting findings. The presenter explained: “...the process takes a lot longer to conduct a Title IX investigation, in that anyone that is involved in the investigation has to be notified. In writing, there are certain people that are the only ones that could be an investigator.”
Board members were told the policy language change ties into many cross-referenced policies and that administrators will need refreshers on investigation steps before the next school year. The policies were offered as first readings; they will return to committee and then to the board for a second reading and possible adoption next month.
No formal policy adoption occurred on June 23; the board’s action was an acknowledgment of first readings and a direction to continue review through the usual policy-adoption process.