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Board adopts restorative‑practices policy; members press for clearer bullying‑victim protections
Summary
The board adopted a restorative‑practices response policy and advanced several Title IX‑related policy updates. A trustee expressed concern that a new bullying‑related policy drafted by CABE may omit language spelling out parent notification and meeting rights for students harmed by bullying.
The Farmington Board of Education approved a second reading of several policy updates and adopted policy 5153, "restorative practices response," at its May 12 meeting.
Kathy and staff described the policy work as driven in part by state and model changes: the Connecticut Association of Boards of Education (CABE) drafted a model policy at the direction of state legislation, and the district used regulatory guidance from Shipman to review technical edits. "This was something that was mandated at the legislative level," Kathy said about the…
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