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Committee to add annual hygiene-audit requirement and small school-safety wording to local policy
Summary
The policy committee reviewed two minor state-required edits: adding a one-line annual hygiene plan audit to the district policy and aligning school-safety wording to reference RSA 93‑D definitions for school property and supervised activities.
The Policy Committee identified two relatively small changes required by the state sample policies and agreed staff should insert the lines into the district policy.
First, a staff member noted the state sample adds a new numbered requirement for an annual hygiene plan audit and report; the audit is already described in the district’s hygiene plan (page 12), so the committee agreed the policy should be amended to add the line to match the legal requirement.
Second, the committee reviewed a minor wording change to the school-safety policy that aligns the definition of school property and supervisory duties with RSA 93‑D (sections d and f) and clarifies coverage during school-sponsored activities whether or not they occur on school property.
Why it matters: Both edits align local policy language with state model language and legal references. Committee members noted there would be no substantive local change beyond inserting the required language because the annual audit is already part of district practice.
Next steps: Staff will add the single-line hygiene-audit requirement to the policy and update the school-safety wording; the committee discussed whether two readings are needed and left that procedural decision to staff and the board.
