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Byram Hills board approves first reads for attendance, safety reporting, emergency plans and staff grievance policies
Summary
The Byram Hills Board of Education advanced four policy updates on first reading May 6, adding a state-labor exception to attendance rules, updating school-safety reporting, clarifying emergency procedures for covering classroom vision panels, and establishing a staff grievance regulation for nonrepresented employees.
The Byram Hills Central School District Board of Education approved first readings collectively May 6 for four policy updates covering attendance, safety reporting, emergency plans and staff grievance procedures.
The attendance policy (Policy 5100) was revised to add an excused-absence exception for students who are permitted performers under New York State labor law and who receive instruction from a certified teacher while working, the policy committee reported. The board described the change as aligning district attendance policy with state…
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