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District 186 board reviews student and family handbook updates, schedules vote next meeting
Summary
A committee of staff, parents and community members reviewed updated handbook language on attendance, accelerated placement, career-center attendance, electronic devices, discipline and bullying; the board will vote on the amended handbook at its next meeting.
A district presenter told the Springfield Public Schools District 186 Board of Education on Tuesday that a representative committee has finished recommending updates to the student and family handbook and the board will vote on the changes at its next meeting.
The revisions, drafted by a 36‑person committee of school staff, parents and community members, add language required by a legislative mandate for an accelerated placement program, tighten rules around attendance and career‑center participation, and expand the district's electronic device and technology policy, the…
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