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Board removes handbook language advising "use humor" in bullying incidents; approves handbooks and related items
Summary
Trustees voted to strike handbook language advising victims to "use humor" when facing bullying, and approved the 2025–26 parent-student handbooks after additional edits and requests for legal review.
The Mentor Exempted Village Board of Education approved the district parent-student handbooks for the 2025–26 school year and voted to remove handbook language that advised bullying victims to “use humor.”
During discussion trustees identified several handbook items requiring clarification or additional legal review: counseling and parental-notification language (in light of the state "parental bill of rights"), library book opt-in/opt-out language and whether some subjects require…
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