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School committee votes to rescind locally adopted policy tied to new Title IX regulations after federal court rulings
Summary
The committee voted to strike policy 12‑62a (Title IX policy and grievance procedures) that had been drafted to mirror recently issued federal Title IX rules after legal counsel described those new federal regulations as having been struck down by the courts; the committee said the district will rely on the pre‑existing policy instead.
The South Kingstown School Committee voted to rescind its locally adopted policy numbered 12‑62a, titled “Title 9 policy and grievance procedures,” after legal counsel explained that new federal Title IX regulations recently promulgated under the prior administration were invalidated by federal courts.
Legal counsel (identified in the meeting transcript as Michael) told the committee the district previously had two policies on file: an older policy…
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