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School board adopts policy restricting political activity during work hours after heated debate
Summary
The Suffolk school board approved ordinance 24/25-89, a new policy limiting political activity by employees during work hours and clarifying that communications about laws that affect school operations are not political. The vote was 4–3 after a contentious public and board discussion.
The Suffolk City School Board on June 12 adopted ordinance 24/25-89, a policy that prohibits political activity by district employees during work hours or while acting in an official capacity and clarifies that providing factual information about laws that affect school operations is not political activity.
The policy broadly defines political activity to include actions aimed at the success or failure of a political party, partisan candidate, partisan group or efforts to change public policy. It permits employees to engage in political activity outside duty hours and allows the superintendent or a designated official to enforce the rule. The policy also outlines consequences for…
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