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Board hears public concerns over staff leave 'blackout' language and bereavement wording
Summary
Trustees reviewed proposed changes to GCC/GDC staff-leave policy, fielded public and member concerns about "blackout" vacation restrictions and the policy's reference to miscarriage wording; a board member proposed returning the policy's prior vacation-language and removing the explicit fetal terminology.
Trustees reviewed proposed revisions to GCC/GDC, the district's staff-leave policy, and several board members and public commenters raised concerns about so-called "blackout" dates and the policy's bereavement language.
Why it matters: Several emails and letters the board received objected to the policy's language that restricts paid leave during certain high-work periods. The board chair said most correspondence came from district employees and…
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