Board adopts multiple policy revisions including safety drills, student medications and special-education provisions

The York County School Board on Aug. 25 approved second readings and voted unanimously to adopt revisions to multiple district policies addressing emergency response, student health services and special-education supports.

Dr. Carroll introduced three policies tied to new statutory requirements: EBBA (first aid/CPR certified personnel), EBCB (safety drills, including an annual cardiac-response drill required under HB 1695) and JHCD (administering medicines to students, including self-administration provisions for diabetes, trained staff administration of albuterol for respiratory distress, and naloxone for suspected opioid overdose in specified circumstances). Dr. Carroll said these additions respond to recent state law changes.

Dr. Skinner presented additional policy updates required by the Virginia Code, including IGAG (teaching about drugs, alcohol and tobacco with added opioid-overdose prevention content), IGBA (programs for students with disabilities with added sections on post‑secondary transition, emergency IEP considerations, parent-family liaison designation, and dual‑enrollment accommodations), IGBD (programs for students with reading deficiencies aligned to the division literacy plan), IGBJ (advanced/accelerated mathematics) and the removal of IKG (remediation recovery program) as redundant.

The board voted on each policy in turn. Motions to adopt EBBA, EBCB and JHCD were made and passed 5–0; the board then approved IGAG, IGBA, IGBD, IGBJ and the removal of IKG with unanimous 5–0 votes. Board members voiced no recorded objections during the vote sequence. The revisions reflect state law changes and internal alignment with the division's literacy and special-education practices.