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Board reviews first reads of policy updates tied to new laws and district changes
Summary
Board members heard first readings of multiple policy updates, including leave policy alignment with collective bargaining, a tweak to weapons-in-school discipline discretion and student-discipline updates to address personal devices and virtual-course policy changes.
Steve Book (presenting as Mr. Book) provided a first read of several policy revisions, describing changes required by new laws effective in August and district-requested edits.
The presenter said the leave policy has been updated to match language already agreed to in the collective bargaining agreement. The weapons-in-school policy was revised to give administrators discretion to modify discipline in certain possession situations, he said. Student-discipline policy was updated to incorporate the district’s revised personal-device policy, and small changes were made to virtual-course policies.
Board members asked clarifying questions and expressed appreciation for aligning policy language with recently adopted board reorganizations and the collective bargaining agreement. The presenter said the policies would return to the board next month for approval.
