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Board approves second readings of policies, updates to student handbooks including survey-notification changes
Summary
The board approved second readings of several policies and adopted updated student handbooks. Notable updates to policy 6,400 add 'guardian or educational decision maker' language and new notification requirements for non‑anonymous surveys; no personally identifiable data from certain surveys is allowed for K–6.
The Norris School District 160 Board of Education approved second readings of multiple policies and adopted updated student handbooks that incorporate recent policy changes.
Key policy change: policy 6,400 was amended to add the terms “guardian or educational decision maker” in addition to “parent,” and to require district notification to parents and guardians at least 15 days prior to administering any non-anonymous survey that covers sensitive topics. The district must describe the…
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