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Parents press board on campus security, AB 495; trustees approve multiple consent items and discuss phone policy
Summary
Parents urged the board to tighten campus entry procedures and to publish clear guidance on AB 495. Trustees approved multiple consent-calendar items (several votes recorded 5-0), extended the meeting, and held first reading of a tighter cell-phone policy while asking legal staff to refine AB 495 language.
Several parents used the public-comment period to press the board for clearer school-entry practices and better family communication about AB 495, the recently enacted state guidance on emergency pick-up authorization. Commenters said current practice leaves gaps in verification protocols and urged the district to provide a parent packet explaining who may lawfully pick up a child.
Mary J. Veil said she was concerned that "there were no required…
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