Easton School Committee approves dozens of policy edits; community-use rules sent back for more review

The Easton School Committee approved a series of policy revisions and deletions during a remote meeting Sept. 30 while agreeing to return one substantial facilities-use policy to the policy subcommittee for further work.

Director Perez led the committee through a second-reading and vote on policies in sections K (school–community relations) and J (student- and discipline-related policies), moving several items to final approval and sending the community-use policy (KF) back for a third reading so administrators and the policy subcommittee could separate operational procedures from policy language and finalize fee amounts.

Why it matters: The packet included multiple classroom- and student-facing rules—visitor policies, searches and interrogations, discipline and student records—that affect how Easton Public Schools staff, families and outside groups interact with schools. Changes to the community-use policy could change how outside organizations request and pay for use of school facilities across the district.

Most actions were approvals on second reading. The committee unanimously approved revisions to policy section KA (School–Community Relations Goals), KBA (School–Parent Relations Goals), KBE (Relations With Parent Organizations), KDD (News Media Relations/News Releases), KE (Public Complaints), KI (Visitors to Schools), KLG (Relations With Police Authorities), and multiple J-series policies covering harassment, student discipline, protections for homeless students (JFABD), student records (JRA) and related items. The committee also approved deletions of…