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Board adopts policy to clarify adult‑student boundaries, child‑abuse prevention training
Summary
Trustees adopted Board Policy 4119.24 defining expected adult behavior around students and reflecting recent state mandated reporter and child‑abuse prevention training changes.
The La Canada Unified School District board voted to adopt Board Policy 4119.24, a policy intended to reinforce professional and ethical boundaries for adults who interact with students.
District staff said the policy was shaped by input from teachers, the district bargaining unit and board members and built to align with the state’s mandated‑reporting and child‑abuse prevention training requirements that recently expanded. The policy spells out forms of unacceptable adult‑student interactions and clarifies exceptions for preexisting personal relationships while reiterating that unlawful or inappropriate conduct is prohibited.
Board discussion focused on wordsmithing to ensure the policy protects students while respecting employees’ rights as private citizens. Trustees thanked staff and union leadership for collaborative drafting. The policy was adopted with the board’s direction that staff continue to fine‑tune language as needed for clarity and to avoid duplicative paragraphs in the policy document.
