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Liberty Elementary board approves trust policy Chapter 4 after debate over weapons clause and sick-leave payouts
Summary
At a June 7 special meeting, the Liberty Elementary District Governing Board approved Trust Policy Chapter 4, effective July 1, 2025, after discussing language on employee possession of weapons, private security and whether sick-leave payouts should apply when contracts are not renewed.
The Liberty Elementary District Governing Board voted 5-0 on June 7 to approve Trust Policy Chapter 4, which the board said will take effect July 1, 2025. The board adopted three specific edits requested during the meeting: renumbering policy numbers on page 1, removing an extraneous word on page 4 (paragraph c), and adding a sentence on page 66 authorizing the board to determine sick-leave payouts when an employee resigns in lieu of contract nonrenewal.
The approval followed about an hour of discussion focused on three issues members raised during the chapter read: (1) wording and numbering corrections; (2) a clause that could restrict the presence of people with weapons on district property; and (3) whether employees who are not rehired (nonrenewal) should be eligible for sick-leave payout. Presenter Amy Castellanos, a district staff member who led the policy review, summarized changes and…
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