Board committee advances two policy updates; wellness policy reviewed with no changes

The policy committee reviewed two policies for second reading and moved both forward to the next board meeting for final consideration. The presenting administrator summarized Policy 227 (controlled substances and paraphernalia) as updated to reflect changes in the school code while retaining the policy’s existing balance of disciplinary and supportive measures; the policy lays out definitions, reasonable-suspicion testing and delegation of educational duties to the superintendent.

The committee also considered Policy 904, which updates language prohibiting tobacco and nicotine use by members of the public at school events and clarifies that FDA‑approved nicotine medications (for example, nicotine patches) are an allowable exception. The presenter noted the policy explicitly references how the district will coordinate reporting via its school police and Safe Schools reporting to the Department of Education.

The committee voted to move both policies forward to next week’s meeting (no roll-call vote recorded in the transcript). Separately, Mrs. Wybeck reported the district wellness committee met Oct. 1 for the statutorily required three‑year review and recommended no revisions to the eight‑page student wellness policy, citing satisfactory implementation by food service and other departments.