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FCPS committee refines nondiscrimination and bullying policies, asks staff to clarify cyberbullying and reporting
Summary
Committee members reviewed edits to the district’s nondiscrimination and bullying policies to align with the Maryland model policy, debated definitions for electronic conduct and no‑trespass language for disruptive community members, and asked staff to return revised drafts to the board with implementation details and privacy safeguards.
Frederick County Public Schools staff presented proposed revisions to the district’s nondiscrimination policy (former Policy 309, proposed renumbering to 1.20) and to Policy 4.37 (bullying, harassment and intimidation) at the policy committee meeting on Feb. 11.
Staff said the edits retitle and reorganize the nondiscrimination policy, rewrite definitions to align with other policies, and add clarifying language on enrollment, employment practices and prohibited conduct. The bullying policy changes mirror elements of the Maryland model policy, adding definitions for bullying, cyberbullying and intimidation, including 'age' as a protected class, and adding implementation language such as…
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