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Central York policy committee advances updated suicide prevention policy to first reading
Summary
The Central York policy committee reviewed revisions to Policy 819 (Suicide Awareness, Prevention and Response), debated notification and documentation rules including confidentiality and records retention, and voted to bring the revised policy forward as a first read at the next meeting.
The Central York policy committee continued review of Policy 819, the districts Suicide Awareness, Prevention and Response policy, and agreed to bring the revised policy forward for a first reading at the next meeting. Chair (Speaker 1) opened the discussion by noting, "we are still, working through policy 8 19, our suicide awareness prevention and response policy."
Committee members focused on three practical areas: clarifying the districts coordination with the Safe to Say Something program, defining when students, employees and families should be notified after attempts or a confirmed suicide, and documenting retention and access to behavioral health records. On the Safe to Say Something section, members confirmed a definitional sentence had been added and discussed whether…
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