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Board considers student-search policy changes to add gender-identity options and trauma-informed flexibility
Summary
Board heard a first read of voluntary updates to the student-search policy to allow students to indicate preferred staff members (gender identity and trauma-informed options), permit destruction of non-illegal contraband when families decline return, and reduce redundant documentation for students on formal safety plans.
Centennial School District's board reviewed proposed voluntary updates to its student-search policy aimed at centering student comfort and streamlining documentation.
Director Sotherton said the draft adds gender-identity language so a student may choose the gender of the staff member who conducts a search and recommends adjusting the policy to allow staff to destroy…
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