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Board votes to revert district Title IX policy to 2022 version after legal guidance; debate prompts calls for board-operations review
Summary
After extended debate and public board discussion, the Winona Area Public School District board voted to revert a policy (policy 05/22) to the 2022 language on Title IX-related procedures following federal court guidance; board members asked that the matter be reviewed by the board operations committee.
The Winona Area Public School District board voted on March 20 to revert policy 05/22 to its 2022 wording for Title IX and related investigative procedures, following legal recommendations and a January federal district-court ruling referenced by staff.
Board members engaged in extended discussion before the vote, with several expressing concern that the decision had not come through the board operations committee. Advocates on both sides urged caution: some board members said reverting was legally necessary to align district practice with recent court rulings and advice from legal counsel and…
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