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Board debates JDFG appeals policy language for suspensions, tables action for revised draft
Summary
Trustees debated proposed changes to JDFG (appeals of student-discipline decisions), focusing on which suspensions are eligible for appeal and on statutory gaps for students under 11 and students with disabilities. A motion to adopt edits failed for lack of a second; trustees asked staff to redraft and return the item.
Trustees spent substantial time clarifying language in proposed policy JDFG, which governs appeals of student-discipline decisions, and elected not to approve the draft at the January meeting so staff can return with clarified language.
Discussion centered on two technical but important issues: whether the policy covers students under age 11 and students with disabilities (both of which the board said may be excluded by statute), and how to reconcile the draft's definition of “significant suspension” with the JDFD policy and state rules. Trustees noted that the proposed JDFG draft defined “significant suspension” as three or more consecutive days, while JDFD and…
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