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Board approves 2025–26 Student Conduct and Safety Handbook after debate over fight‑related discipline
Summary
After extended discussion about fight‑related discipline, the board approved the 2025–26 Student Conduct and Safety Handbook. Board member Ms Taylor urged mandatory suspensions for fighting; Superintendent Doctor Martin said the code uses multiple offense codes and gives administrators latitude guided by an internal discipline matrix.
The Prince George County School Board approved the 2025–26 Student Conduct and Safety Handbook on July 14 following extended debate about how the division should discipline students involved in fights.
Doctor Martin presented the handbook and explained it was developed by administrators and coordinators across the division to align with state code and to allow a range of consequences depending on the offense code. He said the handbook must be approved to have printed…
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