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Board discusses and approves TSBA-recommended policy amendments; members seek clarifications on records fees, leave payouts and wearable devices

5588455 · August 14, 2025
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Summary

The Scott County Board approved first-reading TSBA-recommended policy amendments and discussed specific clarifications, including changing acceptable payments for records to cashier's checks, adding support staff to sick-leave payout provisions and explicitly naming smartwatches and other wearable technology in wireless-device rules.

The Scott County Board of Education on Aug. 14 approved first readings of policy amendments recommended by the Tennessee School Boards Association and debated specific clarifications to several policies.

A board member suggested amending policy 1407 to require cashier's checks rather than cash or personal checks for payment when citizens request student or personnel records, saying a cashier's check would leave a clearer trail of payment. The…

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