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Las Cruces Public Schools board adopts substance-free workplace policy with employee-wellness reference
Summary
After debate over wording and scope, the Las Cruces Public Schools Board adopted a revised policy to keep employees substance-free while conducting district business and to reference employee wellness. The board approved the fourth reading and made technical edits to definitions and citations before a unanimous vote.
The Las Cruces Public Schools Board of Education on Oct. 28 adopted a revised employee policy intended to keep district personnel free from drugs and alcohol while conducting district business and to clarify how employee wellness resources relate to that policy.
Board members said the policy’s purpose was clarified to apply “wherever district business is conducted,” and they agreed to use the district’s full name in the purpose statement. The board also directed staff to align definitions (district personnel,…
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