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Committee amends short-term suspension language, agrees to pursue monthly behavior reporting conversation
Summary
Policy committee added short-term suspension policy 4351 to the agenda, amended proposed language to require school principals or designees to attempt parent contact when a suspension determination is made, and agreed to further discuss a request for monthly behavioral reports at the next policy meeting.
The New Hanover County Schools policy committee on Jan. 21 added proposed policy 4351, a short-term suspension protocol, to its agenda and approved amended language requiring principals or their designees to attempt to contact parents as soon as possible when a suspension determination is made.
Board members said the change aims to formalize current practice in schools: district staff and several board members said administrators commonly attempt to contact parents in suspension cases but that the attempt is not always codified in policy. Committee members…
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