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Board deletes student drug testing policy, approves revisions to promotion, testing and conduct policies
Summary
Lexington 1 trustees deleted a student drug‑testing policy and approved several policy updates required by the 2024 Read to Succeed changes and operational recodification, including promotion/retention rules, summer school and district test security.
At its June 10 meeting the Lexington County School District 1 board approved a package of policy changes that included deleting the board's student drug testing policy and adopting revisions to instructional and conduct policies.
Administration recommended removing the student drug testing program from policy (policy JJIE and its regulation) because the district elected not to fund the program in the upcoming budget cycle. "Based on our research, very, very few districts across the state are doing this," said Cooper, introducing the first reading; the district moved to align policy with current budget priorities by striking the program from policy.
Trustees also approved policy updates and new/renamed policies tied to curriculum and state law changes,…
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