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Board reviews updated nondiscrimination policies that add four protected classes in first reading
Summary
District legal staff presented first readings of proposed revisions to staff and student nondiscrimination policies that align with WASDA and recent state law; the updates add four protected classes (ethnicity, homelessness, immigration/citizenship status and neurodivergence) and clarify complaint processes. Directors requested definitions, procedure clarifications and a glossary and did not vote on the policies (first reading).
The Bellevue School District Board on first reading reviewed proposed revisions to two nondiscrimination policies — Policy 5010 (staff) and Policy 3210 (students) — that align the district with the Washington Association of School Districts (WASDA) model language and recent state legislative updates.
Mr. Harrison and Nancy Pham, the district’s legal affairs officer, explained the primary changes: expanded examples of employment discrimination, stronger complaint‑process language, and the addition of four protected classes…
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