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RCSD policy committee forwards code-of-conduct updates and dozens of policy changes; mental-health ad hoc discussion delayed after heated exchange
Summary
The Rochester City School District policy committee on April 1 forwarded updates to the district code of conduct and dozens of other policies to the full board for readings and a June vote, and — after a contested exchange — deferred a planned discussion about creating a mental-health ad hoc committee to the April 24 business meeting.
The Rochester City School District policy committee on April 1 moved a large group of policy updates to the full board for readings and a scheduled vote in June, including a comprehensive update to the district’s code of conduct.
Commissioner Griffin, chair of the policy committee, opened the meeting and a motion by Commissioner Vice President Malloy and seconded by Commissioner Patterson sent the committee into executive session to discuss pending litigation with general counsel before returning to public business.
In the public meeting, the committee approved an agenda amendment to remove an unfinished-business item — a planned discussion to form a mental-health ad hoc committee — from the committee’s agenda and defer that discussion to the April 24 business meeting. Commissioner Adam Santiago confirmed the April 24 date after making the motion to defer. The motion passed after debate; Commissioner LeBron recorded a “nay” and raised a point of order later, and other commissioners objected to the way…
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