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Conewago Valley board approves narrower remote-attendance rules with waiver for extenuating circumstances
Summary
The Conewago Valley School District board agreed Jan. 29 to revise policy 006.1 to keep a preference for a physical majority at meetings while adding a waiver for extenuating circumstances and relaxing the 3-day notice requirement to allow notice to the president or superintendent in advance.
The Conewago Valley School District Board of School Directors on Jan. 29 approved revisions to board policy 006.1 governing when directors may attend meetings by electronic communications, adding an explicit waiver for "extenuating circumstances" while reaffirming the board’s desire that a majority be physically present.
Board members debated whether the existing requirement that a majority of school directors be physically present should remain a firm requirement or be softened. Superintendent Doctor Perry reviewed the policy language and background during the meeting, noting the policy already requires remote attendees "be able to hear everything said" and allows the board president to terminate a director’s remote attendance if the audio conditions fail.
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