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Suffolk school board adopts norms policy change, sends member comment-time limit back to review
Summary
The Suffolk City School Board on Oct. 23 approved a revised norms and protocols policy while sending a separate proposal to limit board-member comment time to the Policy Review Committee for further work.
The Suffolk City School Board on Oct. 23 approved a revised norms and protocols policy and directed the Policy Review Committee to add language to handle the situation in which both the chair and vice chair are alleged to have violated the board's norms.
Board members voted 5–2 to approve ordinance 25/26-40 “as is” while sending it to the Policy Review Committee for the additional provision requested by board member Riddick addressing simultaneous charges against the chair and vice chair. The motion to approve and refer was moved from the floor and seconded; the board recorded Jenkins and Riddick voting no and the remaining five members voting yes.
The move grew out of repeated concerns about inconsistent implementation of the…
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