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Middlesex board delays state‑mandated overdose‑notification policy and pauses automatic math‑enrollment policy
Summary
Board members expressed concern about a state‑mandated 24‑hour notification requirement for suspected school‑connected student overdoses and voted to pull the policy for more legal review; the board also agreed to pull the automatic advanced‑math enrollment policy for clearer family communications.
The Middlesex County School Board voted to pull two policies from immediate adoption after extended discussion about scope, accuracy and legal timing. The policies removed from the packet were KGD (notification of a school‑connected student overdose) and IGBJ (automatic enrollment in accelerated/advanced mathematics).
Superintendent (S1) said she had spoken with the Virginia School Board Association attorney, who indicated much of the KGD policy language is taken from a statute that went into effect July 1 and recommended having a policy in place before the school year starts. Board…
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