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Lynchburg school board pulls volunteer‑background policy for legal review after debate over felony language
Summary
After extended debate over whether non‑barrier felonies should be eligible for board review, the Lynchburg City Public Schools School Board voted to pull proposed revisions to policy IICB‑R and send them back to the HR policy work group and the division attorney for redrafting.
The Lynchburg City Public Schools School Board voted to pull proposed revisions to policy IICB‑R and asked the HR policy work group and the division attorney to reexamine the language before the policy returns to the full board.
The policy under review would change who can grant exceptions for certain criminal convictions for people who seek to work or volunteer in schools. Staff and board members debated whether the draft language incorrectly limited eligibility for review to only those with qualifying misdemeanors and excluded non‑barrier felonies that are not specifically…
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