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Mount Horeb board approves multiple nondiscrimination and anti-bullying policy updates
Summary
The board approved second readings of several policies related to nondiscrimination and anti-bullying (board policies 113, 411, 443.71, 511, 522.3) and removed policy 512; staff said changes reflect legal guidance and prior board feedback.
At its Sept. 16 meeting the Mount Horeb Area School District board approved a package of policy updates on second reading tied to nondiscrimination and anti-bullying standards.
Staff presenters described the package as a set of clarifying changes that implement prior board feedback and reflect consultation with legal counsel. "We took your feedback that we had heard, and we talked with our legal counsel, and we were able to implement, I think, most of what, you know, the small tweaks that we had heard," a staff member said during discussion of board policy 113.
What passed: the board approved second readings and voice votes for the following items presented as part of Title IX and nondiscrimination updates: board policy 113 (equal education opportunity), board policy 411 (equal educational opportunities for students), board policy 443.71 (student anti-bullying/harassment), board policy 511 (non-discrimination and access to equal educational opportunity), and board policy 522.3 (adult anti-bullying/harassment). The board also voted to remove board policy 512 (harassment) as redundant under the revised code.
Procedural notes and fixes requested: board members noted minor typos, asked staff to send marked-up corrections, and suggested clearer titles for a few items so the language reads smoothly (several board members commented that title phrasing and definitions could be clarified for readers and for legal alignment).
Votes at a glance: each listed policy was approved by voice vote; specific roll-call tallies were not recorded in the transcript.
Next steps: staff will circulate corrected drafts and the board thanked the policy presenters for their work. The policy updates were recorded as second-reading approvals and will be reflected in the district policy manual.
