Policy committee updates policies to reflect Louisiana statutes; mental-health screenings draw implementation questions

The policy committee of the Beauregard Parish School Board met Sept. 8 and approved revisions to multiple board policies to conform with statutes enacted by the Louisiana Legislature.

What the committee approved Committee members moved to delete a training-related section from policy JCDAF (bullying and hazing) in response to state changes; the committee approved the revision and waived the waiting period where required.

The committee revised policy JDB (expulsion) to reflect a state change that shortens mandatory expulsions for certain firearms, knives and controlled-substance incidents from four semesters to two semesters for students in grades 6–12. The presenter noted an exception in statute that allows discretionary recommendations for expulsion in some first-occurrence cases involving marijuana/THC; the committee approved the policy amendment.

The committee revised policy JGCE…