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Board holds first read of updated lactation/expressing-breast-milk policy; staff to return with clarifications
Summary
The board reviewed recommended updates to district policy on expressing breast milk at work that align with new state Department of Labor guidance: 30 minutes of paid break time per expression and space requirements; staff answered questions about "reasonable need" and designees and will return with finalized policy.
The Watertown City School District Board of Education conducted a first read Wednesday of proposed revisions to the district's lactation/expressing-breast-milk policy, prompted by September 2024 guidance from the New York State Department of Labor.
Assistant Superintendent for Personnel and Student Services (Tina) walked trustees through two principal changes in the draft policy: (1) the policy would provide 30 minutes of paid break time each time an employee has a reasonable need to express breast…
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