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North Penn SD committee advances policy to allow non‑school‑sponsored student groups under Equal Access rules
Summary
The policy committee voted to send proposed Policy 122.1, governing non‑school‑sponsored student groups, to the board for first reading after administrators said the policy implements the federal Equal Access Act and that adults who will work regularly with students must have required clearances.
The North Penn SD policy committee voted to advance a proposed Policy 122.1 — titled “Non‑school‑sponsored student groups” — to a board action meeting for a first reading, the committee decided Monday night.
Mister Summers, presenting the policy, said it is a PSBA‑recommended addition to Policy 122 and mirrors the federal Equal Access Act’s requirements that student groups meeting on campus not be discriminated against. "The Equal Access Act is a law that was passed...designed to ensure that student groups meeting on campus, are not discriminated against," Summers said, adding the district would identify available spaces and…
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