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Committee forwards four policy revisions to full board, including electronic attendance and educator misconduct language
Summary
The committee moved four policies to the full board for first reading: electronic attendance (6.1), educator misconduct (3.17.2) with Title IX‑related terminology updates, controlled substance reporting (3.51) aligning to a 72‑hour reporting window, and a rewrite of conduct disciplinary procedures (3.17).
The Kutztown Area School District policy/curriculum committee voted to forward four policy updates to the full school board for first reading: policy 6.1 (attendance via electronic communications), 3.17.2 (educator misconduct and related Title IX language), 3.51 (controlled substance abuse reporting), and an updated 3.17 (conduct/disciplinary procedures).
On policy 6.1, members reviewed suggested language drawn from Philadelphia policy and PSBA guidance, discussed whether to replace phrasing such as “schedule conflicts and travel” with “work obligations,” and agreed the policy should emphasize in‑person presence where practicable. The committee voted to send the revised 6.1 to the full board for first reading.
For policy 3.17.2, the committee recommended striking a separate “Title IX harassment” heading, renaming that subsection “discrimination/harassment,” and substituting the word “conduct” for “discrimination” in a paragraph to align with recent Title IX changes. Committee members favored retaining most of the policy language; the item will go to the full board for first reading.
Policy 3.51 was revised to align reporting timelines with school code: staff recommended requiring employees to report an arrest or conviction to the employer within 72 hours (previously five days), and the committee forwarded this change to the full board.
Finally, committee members reviewed a substantial rewrite of policy 3.17 (conduct disciplinary procedures) — the policy had not been updated since about 2010 — and moved the revised document to the full board for first reading.
All four items were forwarded by committee motion and voice vote; the transcript records affirmative 'Aye' responses but does not include a roll‑call tally of individual votes. Administration will place the revised policies on the full board’s agenda for first reading.
