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LRSD attorney recommends policy updates to align with state law; board voices concern over narrowing nondiscrimination language
Summary
Staff attorney told the board that several board policies will be updated to mirror ASBA model language and recent state law; he cited an Attorney General opinion and state acts that limit creation of protected classes, prompting a board discussion about how to continue signaling support for historically marginalized students while remaining legally compliant.
The district’s counsel presented proposed updates to board policy and explained why some language will be changed to align with state law.
Speaker 6 described a broad policy-update effort covering sections 1, 4, 5, 6 and 7 and said many changes are modeled on Arkansas School Boards Association guidance, including incorporating statutory text where appropriate. He warned that the earlier ambiguity in Policy 1.14 would be remedied if the board adopts the suggested revisions.
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