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Waukesha board adopts policy rewrites tied to state law, clarifies coach prayers
Summary
The Waukesha School District board approved revisions to dozens of policies to align language with Wisconsin statutes and adopted a new religious activities policy clarifying that coaches may engage in voluntary prayer when acting outside employment duties; all votes passed unanimously, 9-0.
The Waukesha School District Board of Education on Sept. 11 approved a package of policy revisions intended to align district policies with Wisconsin statutory language and adopted a standalone policy on religious activities and observances.
The board voted unanimously, 9–0, to approve three groups of statutory-alignment edits and a separate religious-activities policy after committee review and consultation with district legal counsel. Board members and administrators said the changes respond to a federal-court finding that some 2021 Department of Education guidance used by many districts has no legal effect in several states and had introduced inconsistent parenthetical language…
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