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Battle Ground board approves revised student-discipline policy after discussion on fairness and data review
Summary
The board voted 5-0 to approve revisions to student discipline policy 3241 that remove the word "equitable," replace some language with "each and every student," and emphasize fairness and data review for disproportionality. Citizens' comments on both sides preceded the vote.
The Battle Ground School Board on Oct. 27 voted unanimously to adopt revisions to Policy 3241 (student discipline) after staff presented a redlined updated draft and discussed the board's prior feedback.
Tamara, a district staff member who led the policy rewrite, told the board the changes reflect committee input from district administrators and principals who handle discipline day-to-day. "We leaned pretty heavily into our District's strategic plan," she said, and the proposal replaces terms such as "equitable" and "culturally responsive" with language that refers to "each and every student" and to…
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