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PCSSD board adopts multiple student and administrative policy updates; cell‑phone policy passes 5‑1
Summary
The board accepted several policy revisions prompted by recent state legislative changes, including student transfers, school choice, discipline, tobacco, student medications, cell-phone possession rules (4.47), free breakfast policy (4.51) and an expense‑reimbursement clarification. All passed except the cell-phone item, which passed 5‑1.
On Aug. 12 the Pulaski County Special School District board approved a group of policy updates and associated administrative documents that the district said were required or recommended following changes in state law.
Policies adopted or updated included:
- 4.4P Student Transfers (revisions per Act 118) - 4.5 School Choice and accompanying resolution/rejection letter (revisions per Acts 563, 732, 913) - 4.17 Student Discipline (language changed from PBIS to multi-tiered behavioral…
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