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CAC hears policy committee roadmap: bullying, discrimination and special‑education policies to return for redline review

Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC), Frederick County Public Schools · February 9, 2026

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Summary

The committee received an update from the policy committee on policy 4‑37 (bullying), 3‑09 (discrimination), 5‑10 (copyright) and multiple 500‑series policies; the redline review process with legal was described and several items are scheduled to return in February and later months.

Speaker 4, reporting as the policy committee representative, summarized topics from the January policy committee meeting and how drafts will move forward. She said policy 4‑37 (student bullying, harassment and intimidation) and policy 3‑09 (discrimination and harassment for employees and community members) were discussed and intentionally kept separate because they serve different populations. "Policy 4 37 is bullying, harassment, and intimidation," Speaker 2 added to clarify the distinction.

Speaker 4 described the redline process: committee suggestions go to legal, legal produces a redline version showing changes, and the committee reviews that redline before public first reading. Items specifically named for future meetings included policy 3‑09, 4‑37, 503 (character education recommended for decommissioning), 506 (evening high school discussion), 508 (special education) and others in the 500 series. The policy committee hopes to complete the 500s by June and then work on the 100 series in April.

Committee members asked procedural questions about tracking changes and where regulations versus policy should live; Speaker 4 explained that regulations describe how policies are implemented and will be considered alongside policy changes.

The committee did not take a formal vote on any of these policies at this meeting; members were reminded the next policy committee meeting will include redline versions for further review.