The Hampden‑Wilbraham Regional School District Policy Subcommittee voted Monday to accept a drafted equity statement and forward it to the full school committee for consideration.

The subcommittee accepted the statement after members said multiple people had contributed to the draft. A motion to approve the draft passed on a voice vote; the subcommittee chair asked district staff to place the item on the full school committee agenda for the coming Thursday.

Members described the current draft as a shortened version of prior, longer statements and said it had been whittled down from many earlier revisions. One member said they read the draft and “didn't have any changes.” The subcommittee did not amend the text during the meeting.

The action was procedural: approval by the subcommittee to forward the draft for full‑committee review and a first reading. The subcommittee did not take final policy action; the full school committee must consider any subsequent vote to adopt the equity statement as district policy.

The subcommittee meeting opened with roll call and the Pledge of Allegiance and continued with routine business before discussing the equity statement. Members said the statement will be presented to the full committee at its next regular meeting and asked the district administrative staff member to add it to that agenda.