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Concord committee begins rewrite of student pregnancy and lactation policy
Summary
The Concord School District Communications & Policy Committee reviewed a proposed repeal-and-replace of Board Policy 5.28, debating including language from the district's older policy to emphasize educational support for pregnant and postpartum students and clarifying mandatory reporting steps for minors.
The Communications & Policy Committee of the Concord School District spent much of its March 10 meeting reviewing a proposed repeal-and-replace of Board Policy 5.28, a student-focused policy on pregnancy and related medical conditions.
The committee discussed text from a new draft recommended by the New Hampshire School Board Association alongside portions of the district's existing policy. Karen Fisher Anderson, a district staff member involved in drafting the revision, told the committee the rewrite would be “pretty much a repeal and replace” of the existing policy and noted recent association revisions released on Feb. 9. Chair Kara Meeker said the committee would work to make the language consistent across related policies.
Committee members pressed…
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