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Committee will study use of school facilities for funerals, seeks statewide data and plans November reconvening
Summary
Members debated whether to allow funerals in district schools, raised safety and liability concerns (including examples and a $1,000,000 insurance requirement used by other districts) and agreed to survey districts and return in November with findings before proposing policy changes.
The operations committee opened a broad discussion on whether the district should allow funerals in school facilities and instructed staff to gather statewide data and return with recommendations in November.
Several members recounted past instances when schools hosted funerals and said those occasions are rare but sensitive. "Funerals will be considered on an individual basis subject to the approval of the…
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