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Darien policy subcommittee agrees to edit gift policy, will send changes to full board
Summary
The Darien Board of Education policy subcommittee reached consensus to recommend edits to the district gift policy — removing a ban on cash, replacing the word “student” with “family,” and striking a paragraph about gifts to schools — while declining to set a strict dollar limit and noting enforcement limits.
The Darien Board of Education policy subcommittee agreed March 18 to recommend a set of edits to the district gift policy and forward the revised language to the full board.
The subcommittee directed staff to remove the word “cash” from the policy, change references from “student” to “family,” and delete the third paragraph that duplicated guidance about gifts to schools. Members said those edits align the policy with current practice and with guidance that comes informally from parent organizations.
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