Three Rivers Local reviews proposed changes to religious‑instruction leave, expulsions and device monitoring policies

During the June 10, 2025, meeting of the Three Rivers Local School District Board of Education, district staff reviewed several proposed policy revisions covering released‑time religious instruction, student expulsions and the district’s use of school devices and monitoring tools.

The staff presentation described a released‑time policy that would allow students to leave school during the day to attend religious instruction, with the family providing transportation. The board heard that the policy has been discussed at prior meetings.

On discipline, the staff presentation said a proposed change would expand the superintendent’s authority to impose expulsions of up to 180 days in cases of “imminent, severe endangerment.” The presenter cited examples such as weapons, criminal acts, bomb threats and threats to promote violence. The presentation noted the district’s current threshold was 80 days and that the change would allow longer expulsions in more serious cases.

On technology and privacy, the presenter described a policy that prohibits random monitoring on school devices: the district would not conduct random visual or audio recordings or monitor keystrokes on student devices. The presentation said the district could monitor device activity in compliance with applicable state and federal laws and that staff would discuss parental‑notification requirements for instruction on gender identity and other specified content; the presenter said parents would be notified if such material were to be taught in class.

The transcript shows the board received the policy presentations and discussed them; no formal votes on these policies were recorded in the provided excerpt. Staff indicated these items had been discussed previously and would continue through the district’s policy review process.