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Board members debate access to personnel files; subcommittee advances policy unchanged
Summary
Subcommittee members debated whether individual school board members should have broader access to staff personnel files, trading faster oversight against employee privacy and due‑process protections.
A lengthy discussion on April 30 about personnel‑file access divided the Conewago Valley Policy Subcommittee over how much individual board members should be able to review staff records.
Under current policy 3.24, personnel records are available to the board “as required in the performance of the designated functions.” That language means the board, acting as a body and by majority vote, can direct reviews in the course of personnel oversight. Several members argued the phrase is too restrictive and causes delays when constituents raise concerns. One board member said the current chain‑of‑command approach—asking parents to start with the teacher and…
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