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Board adopts revised educator-misconduct and adult–student boundary policies

3615402 · May 31, 2025

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Summary

The Upper Darby board adopted Policy 317.1 (educator misconduct) and Policy 824 (maintaining professional adult–student boundaries) on Oct. 8 in second-reading action to align with updated Title IX language and coordination with district policy.

The Upper Darby School District board on Oct. 8 adopted two policy changes at second reading: Policy 317.1 (educator misconduct) and Policy 824 (maintaining professional adult–student boundaries).

Why it matters: the revisions were described as updates to align district policy with the 2024 Title IX regulations and to broaden references to coordination with the district’s Title IX coordinator and related harassment and discrimination policy language.

What changed: the board summary stated that Policy 317.1 received minor clarifications to comply with the 2024 Title IX regulations. Policy 824’s language addressing discrimination and harassment was revised to more broadly reference coordination with the Title IX coordinator and updated terminology from related policies (policies 103, 103.2 and 104 in the board summary).

Vote and procedure: the policies were presented for second reading and adoption. The chair called for public comment, then the board took a voice vote; the meeting record notes "motion carried" for the adoption. No roll-call tally was recorded in the Oct. 8 meeting transcript.

What was decided: Policies 317.1 and 824 are adopted and will be implemented as amended pursuant to the board’s second-reading action at the Oct. 8 meeting.