D C Everest board rescinds newest Title IX policy, re-adopts 2020 version after court ruling

The D C Everest Area School District Board of Education voted unanimously to rescind Policy 2264 and adopt Policy 2266 — the district's 2020 Title IX policy — during its regular meeting.

Board President opened discussion by summarizing the district's legal position: a recent court ruling means the 2024 version should be treated as if it never existed, so the district is reverting to the earlier policy. Superintendent Dr. Nye explained training implications and said the district will continue to make available the prior training used for administrators.

The vote followed a motion to adopt a resolution to rescind Policy 2264 and enact Policy 2266 that would take effect immediately. The roll call vote recorded Yi, Shannon, Josh, Katie, Larry and the presiding officer as voting yes; the motion carried 6-0.

Nut graf: The board's action restores the district to its prior Title IX procedures and training approach while the legal landscape is unsettled; the step will change which local policy text governs how the district handles reports and investigations of sex discrimination and sexual misconduct.

In discussion before the motion, Dr. Nye said the district will revert to the 2020 policy language and noted that prior administrator training (identified in district materials as the training conducted by Running Lewis and Lacey) remains available to staff who already completed it. Board members asked procedural questions about implementation and were told the rescission resolution would be submitted to Neola, the district's policy services provider, for processing.

The board also discussed the mechanics of adopting the resolution now versus proceeding by a first and second reading. The board president said adopting the resolution at the meeting would make the policy effective immediately; under the board's usual practice a first-reading approval would delay effectiveness until a later, second-reading action.

The board took the immediate-adoption route, adopting Policy 2266 and rescinding Policy 2264 as its governing Title IX policy effective the same day. The board instructed district staff to forward the revised policy to Neola for formal processing.

Ending: Board members did not ask for further public testimony on the item during the meeting. Staff said they would continue training and communications with administrators and return to the board if additional legal guidance or administrative changes are required.