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Board reviews handbooks and adopts video surveillance policy; immunization language and handbook updates discussed
Summary
Trustees reviewed updates to student handbooks and voted to adopt a board policy covering video surveillance in district buildings; administrators proposed clarified immunization wording and other handbook edits for future adoption.
MSD trustees reviewed proposed edits to the elementary and junior/senior high handbooks, discussed immunization language and other updates, and voted to adopt a recommended board policy on video surveillance in school buildings.
Administrators said the proposed handbook changes are mostly technical and clarifying: updates to emergency drill language, Google product opt‑out language, device fee matrices and alignment of immunization guidance to Indiana Code. For immunizations, administrators recommended a concise statement that students should have immunizations required by law — specifically citing Indiana Code — or submit a completed immunization objection form available from the school; the handbook language will be aligned across elementary and secondary versions before the next vote.
The trustees approved Policy 61.10 covering video cameras and surveillance after receiving a “clean” copy recommended by the Indiana School Boards Association and an attorney’s suggestion to add explicit notice language so visitors and families know that cameras may record in district spaces. Administrators said the board will publish the policy and include the notice language in handbook and website materials.
Other technical edits discussed included clarifying Heartland Career Center enrollment language for homeschool students, updating newspaper names and award language in secondary handbooks, and harmonizing athletic award criteria between schools. The handbooks themselves were presented for review; the board did not vote on final handbook adoption for some items that will be returned for approval at a future meeting.
