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Votes at a glance: consent items, harassment policies approved
Summary
The board approved routine consent items and voted to revert two harassment policies to prior Title IX–aligned language; roll-call tallies were recorded for each motion.
During its regular meeting, the Kennewick School District Board of Directors recorded several formal votes on routine and policy items.
Consent items: The board moved and approved the meeting—s consent agenda. A roll-call vote on the motion to accept the consent items recorded the following yeas: Mr. Connors; Dr. Miller; Ms. Gledhill; Mr. Valentine; Mr. Galbraith. (One director was not recorded as present for that specific vote.) The consent agenda included routine items listed on the meeting packet.
Harassment policy updates: The board approved two personnel policies reverting to earlier Title IX–aligned language after federal guidance changes. The policies were: - Policy 3.206, Student Harassment of Students Prohibited (first and second reading approved) - Policy 5.013, Personnel Harassment of District Staff Prohibited (first and second reading approved)
Board materials and staff noted the policy changes were procedural: federal Title IX rules promulgated in August had been vacated by a court decision, and the Office for Civil Rights indicated it will enforce the prior Title IX framework; district policy language was adjusted accordingly. Roll-call votes on each policy motion were recorded as unanimous among those present.
All votes were taken in open session and entered into the meeting record. No board member used a roll-call no, abstention or recusal on these items as recorded. The board did not specify further amendments to the two policies at the meeting.
The district will publish the updated policy language and post the board motion records in accordance with standard public-record procedures.
