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Board to advertise revised anti‑discrimination and harassment policies, code of student conduct updated for school‑level protections
Summary
Legal counsel and administrators presented revised policies and a draft code of student conduct that broaden school‑level protections and align district policy with state and federal laws; the board agreed to add a federal‑protected‑class reference and to advertise the code for public comment before final action.
Sarasota County School District legal counsel and administrators told the school board on June 17 they had revised three policies and the code of student conduct to strengthen school‑level protections for students and staff, to align language with state statute and to clarify investigation procedures and parent notifications.
General Counsel Duggan and Superintendent Connor said the overhaul shifts the emphasis from a narrow Title IX framing to a districtwide policy that treats bullying, harassment and discrimination as school and district‑level violations regardless of whether an incident meets a federal threshold. "We wanted this to be a cohesive process between these policies and the code of student conduct," Duggan said while describing procedural changes intended to make school‑level investigations more consistent and to require…
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