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Committee presses staff to clarify confidentiality in employee assistance policy
Summary
Wake County Schools’ policy committee advanced Policy 76‑45 (Employee Assistance Program) to first reading but requested clearer wording that personnel‑file documentation related to EAP participation occur only with employee consent or as required by law.
The Policy Committee advanced Policy 76‑45, the district’s employee assistance program (EAP) policy, to first reading on consent after a sustained committee discussion about confidentiality and personnel‑file documentation.
Committee members said confidentiality is critical to encourage staff to use EAP services. One committee member asked why the draft policy removed a previously explicit sentence stating that personnel files would not refer to an employee’s participation (or failure to participate) in the EAP except as previously stipulated. Committee…
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