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Board split over new fingerprint/volunteer letter; motion to delay Jan.1 effective date fails
Summary
Administrators proposed a letter requiring fingerprint-based background checks for any field trip or unsupervised volunteer activity; principals supported a 10-week soft-check window but a motion to change the letter’s effective date from Jan. 1 to Feb. 16 failed 2–3 after extended debate.
A district-drafted letter proposing fingerprint-based background checks for "any field trip or unsupervised volunteer activity" prompted a lengthy discussion at the Dec. 9 board meeting.
Board member Kelly Zimmerman raised concerns that parents had already received and signed the existing handbook and that the new letter appeared to change those terms midyear without adequate notice. Principals and site administrators told the board they reached consensus to use Raptor soft checks immediately and…
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