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Board adopts several policy changes required by state law, including parental-permission rules for sleeping quarters

Iredell-Statesville Schools Board of Education · November 11, 2025

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Summary

The board approved multiple second-reading policy updates Nov. 10 to align district rules with new state requirements, including parental permission for students sharing sleeping quarters during school-authorized events and updates to parental-review processes for instructional materials.

The Iredell-Statesville Schools Board approved a set of policy revisions Nov. 10 designed to align district rules with recent state statutory changes.

Several of the adopted changes implement new state requirements that schools obtain parental permission before students share sleeping quarters with non-immediate family members during school-authorized activities, and they revise parental-review procedures for library and instructional materials. The board also approved revisions to policies on emergency epinephrine delivery systems and medication administration, web content and ADA-related language, school trips, and guidance for military families.

During the meeting, staff described the changes as driven by state law and noted some edits were technical (updated legal references) while others add new operational steps, such as permitting extensions for parental review requests and requiring a school website catalog of library titles for parental access. A motion to approve the package(s) of second-reading policies passed with unanimous votes on each grouped item (roll-call votes showed 7-0 where recorded).

Why it matters: The policy updates change district procedures on parental notice and permission for certain student activities and update health and accessibility practices; they will affect school trip planning, extracurricular events and how parents access instructional materials.

What comes next: Staff will post the revised policies and update school-level processes to reflect the new parental-notification and recordkeeping requirements.