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Framingham schools tighten conduct code, expand supports and bus-suspension protocols
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Tremblay briefed the School Committee on a multipronged student safety and support plan that includes code-of-conduct revisions, clearer bus suspension rules, a district threat-assessment process and expanded social-emotional evaluations and supports.
Superintendent Dr. Tremblay on Wednesday described a package of changes intended to tighten discipline practices and expand supports across Framingham Public Schools.
The administration presented a revised Code of Character, Conduct and Support that the superintendent said reduces repetitive behavior categories, adds examples to increase consistency across schools, clarifies Title IX alignment, sets district expectations for skipping class and adds districtwide cell-phone expectations. The revisions also add clearer definitions and response protocols for bullying and harassment, short- and long-term bus suspension rules, and procedures to follow after high-level incidents.
The administration framed the changes as a balance of restoration and accountability, saying the district will remove bus-riding privileges…
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