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Board reviews first readings of opioid‑overdose reversal and staff‑harassment policies; both held for further review
Summary
The Longview School District board held first readings of a model policy expanding opioid‑overdose reversal expectations to all schools and an updated staff‑harassment policy reflecting state law language; the board confirmed naloxone kits are already at each school and asked for a second reading on the opioid policy and research on legal references in the harassment policy.
At its Aug. 25 meeting, the Longview School District Board of Directors reviewed first readings of two policies provided in the board packet: Policy 34‑24 on opioid‑related overdose reversal and Policy 50‑11 on staff harassment.
The superintendent introduced proposed revisions to Policy 34‑24 that would expand naloxone (opioid‑overdose reversal) expectations from high schools to all district schools, include language about when a student may carry a prescribed dose, and clarify documentation requirements. A board member asked about a model‑policy provision that allows a district to claim an exemption if it has made a "good faith effort" to obtain donated doses and cannot secure them; the presenter said that language came from the state model (referred to in the transcript as "Wazda/VASDA").
Board members noted the district already keeps kits with two doses in each school and agreed the sensitivity of the issue warrants a second reading before final action.
On Policy 50‑11 (staff harassment), the presenter said the update aligns definitions and reporting responsibilities with state law. Board members raised a question about language that references the "Boy Scouts of America" and asked staff to research whether the legal citation in the model policy should reflect the organization's current name; the board held the policy over to the next meeting for review.
No final policy adoptions were made during the Aug. 25 meeting; both items were scheduled for further review.
