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School committee adopts overnight‑trip policy, conditionally approves student‑health policy and tables BMI screening decision
Summary
The committee approved a revised overnight/late‑night field‑trip policy emphasizing school‑nurse involvement, conditionally approved student‑health services policy pending counsel review to remove weight/BMI screening if allowed, and tabled the physical‑screenings policy for further legal review.
The Burlington Public Schools School Committee advanced multiple health and safety policies at its meeting.
Policy JJH (late‑night and overnight school‑sponsored student travel) passed as a second reading after the committee added language to emphasize the role of the school nurse on field trips and to clarify that nurses will make decisions about medication administration and delegation when necessary.…
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