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Board approves new policy on non‑school‑sponsored student groups after debate over Equal Access Act language

Downingtown Area School District Board of Directors · February 12, 2026
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Summary

Directors discussed whether language from policy 01/22 should carry into the new 01/22.1 on non‑school‑sponsored student groups; the board approved policy 01/22.1 after debate and a recorded vote in which Director Sturbridge voted no.

The board pulled Policy 01/22.1—covering non‑school‑sponsored student groups—for extended discussion and then approved the November PSBA revisions after questions about the policy's language and its relationship to the district's existing student conduct policy.

Director Strowbridge (requested the item be removed from consent) said she had repeatedly asked about specific language and was concerned that wording in the existing 01/22 policy — requiring…

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