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Board adopts public‑participation rule; debate continues over whether suspensions count as excused absences
Summary
The School Board of Indian River County on June 16 adopted revisions to its public‑participation policy and set public hearing dates for student conduct and attendance‑related policies, but trustees left a contested question open: should out‑of‑school suspension be reported as an excused or unexcused absence?
The School Board of Indian River County on June 16 adopted revisions to its public‑participation policy (policy 0169.1) and set dates for public hearings on multiple related policies and the student code of conduct. The meeting also produced a substantive debate about whether students serving out‑of‑school suspension (OSS) should be recorded as excused or unexcused absences and how those recordings intersect with truancy enforcement.
The board voted 5–0 to adopt the updated public‑participation policy, which includes a restriction that demonstrative materials provided to the board be submitted in advance or handed to the executive assistant so they can be made public record and reviewed. Thomas Kenny, speaking…
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