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Board reviews required medical‑marijuana policy; counsel warns of federal funding risk
Summary
Counsel presented a new draft policy required by state law for administering medical marijuana to qualifying students. Board members instructed staff to develop tight procedures limiting school involvement to caregiver administration, secure storage and recordkeeping, and contingency language in case federal funding risk increases.
Board legal counsel told members that Florida statute requires districts to adopt a policy and procedures for allowing qualified students to use medical marijuana on campus, and the board discussed narrow procedural guardrails staff recommended.
"Each district school board shall adopt a policy and procedure for allowing a student who is a qualified patient as defined in 381.986 to use marijuana obtained pursuant to that section," counsel read while explaining statutory obligations. Staff said the draft policy limits school involvement: a qualified patient’s caregiver must be the person to bring and administer…
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