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Board gives preliminary approval to revised employee-speech policy; 13-day public review to begin
Summary
Trustees provided preliminary approval to amend Board Policy 4,500 (District Employee Speech) and initiated a 13-day public comment period on the draft policy; vote was 7-0.
The Washoe County School District board on Sept. 9 gave preliminary approval to an amended Board Policy 4,500 governing district employee speech and directed a 13-day public review and comment period for the draft. The motion passed 7-0.
Kevin Pick, presenting for the office of general counsel, said the revised policy adds definitions (including “matter of public concern” and “private capacity”) and clarifies when employees may speak as private citizens on public issues versus when speech could be construed as official district communication. Pick said recent public comment and trustee input were incorporated and…
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