School board reviews model personnel, curriculum and nutrition policies; no action taken

At a work session Oct. 8, the Grand Canyon School District Board of Education reviewed a package of model policies that staff plan to post for public comment and return to the board for action at the next regular meeting.

The package covers employee drug-testing procedures, the district’s definition of safety-sensitive roles, a proposal to teach firearms safety at selected grade levels, alignment of a focused graduation pathway, suggested restrictions on certain food additives, and rules about display of flags on school property. Staff repeatedly said many provisions are tied to Utah law or to model policies from the state and that the…