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Board reviews first reading of revised transportation policy, cites McKinney‑Vento and limits for care‑and‑treatment transportation
Summary
Board members reviewed a first reading of revised Board Policy 707 on March 12, returning the term "homeless" to the definitions to match the McKinney‑Vento Act and adding discretion to refuse certain care‑and‑treatment transportation requests beyond district operating parameters.
The St. Cloud Public School District Board of Education reviewed a first reading revision of Board Policy 707 (transportation of public school students) during its March 12 work session, with administrators citing federal and state statutory requirements and proposed clarifying language for transportation to care‑and‑treatment facilities.
Shannon Avinson, Assistant Superintendent of E12 Educational Services, said the draft policy largely reflects statute and model language from the Minnesota School Boards Association…
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