Board advances parental-notification materials, removes draft student-speech rule for further legal review
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Trustees agreed to publish a parental-notification resource list and adopted language on religious and mental‑health accommodations; the board withdrew a draft freedom-of-speech policy for further attorney review after public comment and trustee concerns.
The Temecula Valley Unified School District board on June 10 approved a district webpage listing parental-notification resources and agreed to include written language on religious and mental‑health accommodation, while removing a proposed student speech/walkout policy for more legal review.
Board members said the website list will be a living index of commonly requested notifications and policies; staff will add items such as notification for billing of Medi‑Cal‑funded mental‑health services and religious‑accommodation procedures. The board removed a draft Freedom of Speech and Expression policy (including a proposed student-walkout protocol) from consideration while attorneys review revised text; the board president said the draft had already been edited after legal review and would return in a future meeting with attorney changes incorporated.
Public commenters urged the board not to impose prior restraints such as mandatory parental permission for student protests; trustees said they would keep working with counsel to finalize language that complies with constitutional requirements and state law. The board approved the website list and the accommodation draft language by majority votes and directed staff and counsel to return with polished policy language for board action.
