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OSBA review: board considers major policy manual updates, cautions on content restrictions and metal detectors
Summary
An OSBA representative walked the Cuyahoga Falls board through a redlined policy manual, flagging nondiscrimination language under state law, recommending legal review of public‑participation content restrictions, and offering options on portable versus stationary metal detectors and a new approach to suspension appeals.
Kenna Haycox, deputy director for Board Management Services at the Ohio School Boards Association, presented a comprehensive set of proposed policy revisions the board is reviewing as a new district manual. Haycox said she used the district's current master manual as the base, redlined changes where state law or practice required updates, and flagged items for local customization.
Haycox highlighted a few "global changes" the board will see in the next draft, including modernization of personnel terms (certified/classified), replacing gendered pronouns with 'they/them' where appropriate, and updating the district address. She also said the district's…
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