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Board reviews multiple policy updates; service-animal definition changed to include miniature horses
Summary
At a workshop the Northwestern Lehigh SD board received first readings of revised policies including controlled substances (Policy 227), service animals (Policy 718), and minor updates to pest management and cell-phone policies; staff noted the service-animal definition now explicitly references miniature horses per federal guidance.
The Northwestern Lehigh School District board received first readings of several policy revisions, including Policy 227 (controlled substances/paraphernalia), Policy 716 (integrated pest management), Policy 717 (cellular telephones) and Policy 718 (service animals in schools).
Staff said Policy 227 was revised to align terminology with statutory definitions and to add a definition for "lookalike drug," and to clarify board authority and…
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