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Pullman board approves series of policy updates on student discipline, health, staff protections and capital thresholds
Summary
At its Jan. 8 meeting the Pullman Public Schools Board approved multiple policy updates ranging from student-discipline and discrimination policies to thresholds for capital and IT purchases, as presented by district staff. All motions carried by voice vote; no roll-call tallies were recorded in the public minutes.
The Pullman Public Schools Board of Directors on Jan. 8 approved a package of policy updates covering student discipline, anti‑discrimination provisions, health responses for anaphylaxis and opioid overdose reversal, staff harassment protections, and higher thresholds for capital and information‑technology purchases.
District staff presented each policy change and the board moved, seconded and adopted the items by voice vote during the meeting. The board recorded no numeric roll‑call tallies in the transcript; each motion was taken and the chair declared the motion passed after an "aye" vote.
The approved policies include adjustments to student‑facing and staff‑facing anti‑discrimination rules and updates to health and safety protocols. The board adopted a policy to expand access to epinephrine auto‑injectors and to permit school personnel to use statewide standing orders for anaphylaxis response. The board also adopted a policy aligning opioid overdose reversal procedures with state model language to allow use and carrying of naloxone (Narcan) in schools.
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