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SFUSD board adopts new personnel policies, including lactation and anti‑harassment rules
Summary
The board unanimously adopted several personnel policies—lactation accommodation (BP 40.33), anti‑harassment (BP 40.34), and an updated personnel organization policy (BP 4000)—and approved revised high‑school graduation requirements (BP 6146.1). Each item passed on roll call with 7 ayes.
San Francisco — At its March 8 meeting the San Francisco Unified School District board adopted several personnel and instruction policies intended to clarify workplace supports and update district policy.
What the board approved: General counsel read BP 40.33 (personnel lactation accommodation) to provide supportive environments and reasonable accommodations for employees expressing milk after childbirth; BP 40.34 (personnel anti‑harassment) to establish protections and a complaint/investigation process; and BP 4000 to update the organization of personnel policies consistent with collective bargaining and state and federal law. The board also adopted revised board policy 6146.1 on high‑school graduation requirements after a curriculum committee recommendation.
Why it matters: Commissioners framed the actions as part of making the district a better place to work and ensuring policies align with laws and collective bargaining agreements. Commissioner Morasco urged that administrative regulations include practical accommodations such as a dedicated refrigerator for expressed milk and other supportive measures for nursing employees.
Board action: Each policy was read into the record by general counsel Danielle Hoch and discussed briefly. Roll‑call votes were recorded for each policy with the board reporting 7 ayes on the lactation accommodation item and similar unanimous support for the harassment and personnel policies and the graduation requirements.
Public comment and follow‑up: One public speaker (Kevin Robinson) raised a question during the graduation‑requirements item about district practice on retention and support for students who are not meeting grade‑level expectations; staff agreed to follow up. Board members asked staff to prepare supporting administrative regulations where relevant to ensure policy implementation.
What’s next: These adoptions move the policies from first reading to final adoption and direct staff to draft or refine implementing regulations and procedures for review at subsequent meetings.
