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Perkiomen Valley to track vaping separately and prepare admin regs for unpaid leave requests
Summary
The committee agreed to add vaping as its own data point in discipline/safety reports and asked administration to draft an administrative regulation to set criteria for uncompensated leave requests over three days so decisions are consistent.
During the policy review Speaker 3 raised a data‑collection question and asked if vaping could remain a distinct data point in reports even though some policy language now groups vaping with tobacco. Speaker 2 agreed: “We can add that. Tobacco and vaping. We'll do that consistently throughout.”
Why it matters: Distinguishing vaping in reports preserves data accuracy about student incidents and helps administrators target interventions.
What else was discussed: On leave policies Speaker 2 described small edits to personal leave (policy 336) and explained current practice on uncompensated leave (policy 339): superintendent can approve uncompensated leave of three days or fewer; longer requests must be brought to the board. Administration said it is preparing an administrative regulation to define approval criteria and ensure consistent decision‑making, given an increase in uncompensated‑leave requests.
Decisions and next steps: Staff will add vaping as a separate report category and draft an administrative regulation setting criteria for uncompensated leave approval for committee review.
