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Board tables changes to student search and breathalyzer policies, asks for clearer parent notice
Summary
Trustees voted to table revisions to policy 3370 and related school‑sponsored‑activity language in 3410, directing staff to add explicit parent-notification language and registration consent before returning the policies for final action.
The Lakeland District Board of Trustees on March 19 moved to table proposed changes to policy 3370 and related language in policy 3410 so staff can add clearer parent-notification and consent steps for student breathalyzer and search practices at school‑sponsored events.
The board’s discussion focused on whether breathalyzer screenings at optional, after‑hours school events (prom, homecoming, certain rivalry events) are covered by existing policy and how parents are notified. District staff and Timberlake High School staff told trustees the practice has been used for several years and that the student handbook or registration portal currently notifies families…
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