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Trustees open public comment period for several revised policies including nondiscrimination, tobacco and public records
Summary
Trustees preliminarily approved a package of policy updates on July 29 — including consolidated nondiscrimination language, a new tobacco policy and updates to public complaint and public‑records procedures — and opened a 13‑day public comment period.
The Washoe County School District Board of Trustees on July 29 gave preliminary approval and initiated a 13‑day public comment period for a suite of updated or new policies addressing workplace substance use, tobacco, civil‑rights protections and related procedural policies.
Key actions taken (preliminary approvals and public comment period initiated): - Alcohol and drug free workplace (updated policy 42‑14) — preliminary approval to replace older, longer language with a streamlined policy describing employee prohibitions on being intoxicated at work (motion carried 7‑0). - New tobacco use and smoking prohibited policy (new policy in the 7xxx series) — preliminary approval consistent with the…
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