Board tables amendment on administrator ethics language after members seek MSBA guidance

Aug 22, 2025

Board members debated proposed MSBA model-policy language that would bar administrators from joining or supporting organizations that "advocate directly or indirectly to the overthrow of the government," then tabled a motion to strike the clause until MSBA legal guidance can be obtained.

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Board members discussed proposed superintendent/administrator ethics language from MSBA model policy that would prohibit administrators from knowingly joining or supporting organizations that "advocate directly or indirectly to the overthrow of the government." Several board members called the phrase extreme and potentially vague; others urged caution and asked for MSBA's legal rationale.

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