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LRSD reviews revised certified personnel policies; debate centers on implicit-bias language, RIF authority and controlled-substance wording
Summary
A policy review committee presented proposed certified personnel policy revisions June 12. Board discussion focused on whether language restricting implicit-bias training came from state law, clarifying that a reduction-in-force (RIF) requires board action, and how controlled-substance incidents should be handled for healthcare professionals.
Members of the Little Rock School District policy review committee presented a combined set of proposed revisions to certified personnel policies at a June 12 special board meeting. The committee, which includes board members and district staff, said it worked from model policies and state law references and asked that the board consider the recommended language at a future business meeting.
The certified personnel policy presentation was introduced by committee co-chairs and committee members who described months of work and a unanimous certified PPC vote to accept the committee’s recommendation. Committee members told the board they used the Arkansas School Boards Association model policies and state guidance to inform…
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