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Woburn committee declines some proposed nondiscrimination updates, adopts targeted protections and tables sexual-harassment policy
Summary
After legal and procedural debate, the School Committee voted to decline certain proposed updates to AC/ACR nondiscrimination language, approved ACA protections by voice vote, and tabled an ACAB sexual-harassment policy pending legal review to avoid conflicts with Title IX grievance procedures.
The Woburn School Committee debated multiple proposed updates to nondiscrimination and harassment policies on Dec. 17, ultimately deciding to decline some recommended AC/ACR language, adopt ACA protections by voice vote, and table the ACAB sexual-harassment policy for further review with the district attorney or legal counsel.
Public commenter Bill Callahan had urged the committee to "consider that term in the policy as it relates to Title IX," raising the procedural and legal sensitivity of the language. During committee deliberations,…
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