The Elwood Union Free School District Board of Education adopted a districtwide safety plan for the 2024–25 school year following a short public hearing at its meeting. The board opened the hearing, asked for community questions and, seeing none, closed the hearing before voting to approve the consent agenda that included the plan.

Board members opened the public hearing on the safety plan and invited community input about the district's proposed procedures and metrics to ensure a safe opening for the 2024–25 school year. No members of the public raised concerns during the hearing. The consent agenda containing the safety plan was later approved by voice vote, recorded as unanimous, 5-0.

The board framed the safety plan as a set of operational metrics and procedures meant to support a full return of students and staff. The agenda discussion stated the plan was developed to ensure "all buildings to open for students to come back and return to school" and to have "everything available to them to keep the school safe and secure." The adoption was taken as part of the consent agenda rather than as a separate roll-call vote.

The action follows board policy procedures for public hearings and the consent process. Next procedural steps noted during the meeting were final implementation at the building level and the superintendent's operational oversight going into the first days of school.