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Muhlenberg County board approves consideration of first reading to update search-and-seizure policy to address vaping
Summary
The Muhlenberg County School Board approved consideration of the first reading of Board Policy 09.436 and a related procedure to permit searches for vapes throughout the school day; a presenter said prior practice included notifying parents and not returning devices to students.
Chairman Reager introduced item c and asked the board to consider the first reading of Board Policy 09.436, an update to the district's search-and-seizure rules. "And now to item c, and that's to consider the first reading of board policy 9.436," Chairman Reager said.
Board Member Lyle presented the policy change as an update to clarify the district's authority to search for vapes during the school day. "This is a, an update to board policy O9.436. This is our search and seizure policy, And what we're looking to do is to update our language in this so that we can use this throughout the school day, and throughout the school day would allow us to search for vapes, and those type of things as well," Lyle said. He noted that the district currently uses metal detectors at the front door but the updated language would enable searches throughout the day.
During questions, a board member asked whether parents are typically notified when a student is found with a vape. Lyle said that when he served as a principal, staff both sent a slip home and called parents: "Either way, there would be a piece of paper home, but then we would typically, we would call the parent and say we found this. This is these are the consequences." He added that he did not know the current practice at the high school or middle school.
Board Member Bard moved to consider the first reading of Policy 09.436; Mr. Johar seconded. The motion to consider the first reading passed by voice vote. The board then considered item d, an update to board procedure 09.436 AP Dot 1 to match the policy language and to allow random checks for vapes throughout the school day. A motion to consider the procedure update was moved and seconded and approved by voice vote.
The board did not adopt the policy or procedure on final reading; the record shows only approval to consider the first reading and the companion procedure update. The transcript does not record further implementation details, disciplinary consequences, or whether parents will be required to be notified under the revised policy.
