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Board adopts TSBA-recommended update to policy 5.1, removing equity/diversity hiring language
Summary
The board voted to adopt the TSBA-recommended replacement for BOE policy 5.1, which removes a clause referencing hiring based on equity and diversity; the change was presented as a statewide adjustment several districts requested.
The Chester County Board of Education adopted a replacement to Board Policy 5.1 recommended by the Tennessee School Boards Association (TSBA). The recommendation was described as one several districts requested after legislative changes made prior language inconsistent with the state position on diversity and equity hiring language.
A district representative said one statement in the current policy dealing with hiring based on equity and diversity was the only portion impacted; the TSBA version would remove that language. The recommendation arrived from TSBA counsel and was presented to the board as a routine alignment with the association’s guidance.
A motion to approve the TSBA-recommended policy 5.1 was made, seconded and adopted by voice vote.
The board did not record roll-call vote totals in the transcript.
