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Waukesha board amends and adopts revised member conduct policy after debate over partisan language
Summary
After a lengthy debate, the Waukesha School District Board amended and adopted revisions to policy 144.5 (board member behavior, communications and code of conduct), striking language about refraining from using board positions for "personal partisan gain." The amendment passed unanimously; the revised policy passed 8–1.
The Waukesha School District Board of Education on Oct. 9 debated and adopted revisions to policy 144.5, renaming it to include communications and making several clarifying changes recommended in the NEOLA update.
Board member David Wadd introduced the revisions, which remove named professional organizations and replace them with the phrase "professional development organizations," add public-records references and clarify the president's role for contacting legal counsel. Superintendent Dr. Seibert summarized the changes and…
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