Committee reviews first-read policies and two proposed new policies; asks stakeholders to provide input

At the Dec. 16 policy committee meeting, staff presented several policies for first review and introduced two proposed new policies that will be considered at the committee’s next meeting in January.

Attorney Morris outlined first-review items including policy 4-08 (child abuse and related threats to children), policy 4-19 (domicile and residence requirements), and administrative guideline 45-04 (concussion and head injury), noting the concussion guideline changes respond to a North Carolina Administrative Code requirement that trainers be present at wrestling matches and tournaments. "These revisions are being recommended to address a change in the North Carolina administrative code," Morris said.

Two proposed new policies were introduced: a policy formalizing reporting to external agencies (the staff cited recent General Assembly additions, including reporting to the Center for Safer Schools) and a policy consolidating confidentiality requirements. Attorney Morris said the reporting policy did not yet have a policy number and described these as reporting obligations required by law or state board policy.

The committee asked for stakeholder suggestions and confirmed it will re-discuss items if feedback is received. A motion to forward the first-review items to the January meeting was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote; no roll-call tally was recorded in the transcript.

Next steps: staff will place these first-review items, including the two proposed new policies, on the January committee agenda for further consideration and any public comment that arrives between now and then.