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Central York board begins major rewrite of Policy 819 on suicide prevention; detailed implementation questions remain
Summary
Board members conducted an extensive first review of a rewritten Policy 819 (suicide awareness, prevention and response), covering purpose, authority, definitions, training hours, delivery formats, coordinator vs team roles, assessment tools (CSSRS), and communication protocols; the board deferred final action and scheduled continued review.
Speaker 1 introduced Policy 819 as a substantive rewrite of the district’s suicide awareness, prevention and response policy and read the purpose statement committing the board to protect student health and promote behavioral‑health supports.
The board examined the authority section and added a new requirement that the district notify employees, students and parents/guardians of the policy and post it on the district website. Multiple members praised the clarity of the authority language.
The definitions section drew sustained attention. Board members proposed punctuation and phrasing changes to improve readability; Director Stewart and others suggested inserting commas and adjusting clause order so that 'emotions, behaviors and biology' clearly relate to mental well‑being.
Director Milson questioned a guideline specifying that…
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