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Hamburg board holds public hearing, approves updated district code of conduct
Summary
At a June 10 public hearing the Hamburg Central School District presented its annually reviewed code of conduct, took minor feedback from trustees and the public, and the board voted to approve the 2025–26 district code of conduct while saying it will be reopened to incorporate a small number of pending policy changes.
Hamburg Central School District trustees held a public hearing June 10 on the district’s code of conduct and voted to approve the 2025–26 code while reserving the option to reopen it for a small number of later edits.
Brent Jordan, who led the presentation, described the committee’s annual review and said the code’s “arching goal … is to provide a safe and orderly school environment where students may receive and district providers may deliver quality education services without disruption or interference.” He told the board the committee meets annually, represents elementary through high school stakeholders and treats the code as a teaching tool rather than a punitive checklist.
Jordan said this year produced few recommended changes but signaled that the code will be updated if new policies (for example, the district’s internet‑enabled device policy and other upcoming rules) are adopted. He also noted that some topics—for example, nicotine devices—have required off‑cycle updates in the past and could again if needed.
Trustees asked about the timing and scope of future edits. One member suggested more direct language about parental discretion and photo posting; another noted some wording and contact information errors and urged corrections before publication. The superintendent said the code must be reviewed annually under New York State Education Department rules and that the document will be posted on the district website and reopened later to reflect two additional school policies currently in the pipeline.
The board voted to adopt the code at the meeting but explicitly left the door open for minor corrections and for reopening the document to incorporate forthcoming policies. The board member who chairs the policy committee and staff agreed to update a listed middle‑school contact and to correct typographical items before the public posting.
Next steps: The district will post the adopted code and then update it as necessary when the related policies are finalized and again seek any required board action.
