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District proposes restorative approach to nicotine vaping offenses; board questions ISS/OSS consequences
Summary
Administration presented a restorative procedure for student nicotine vaping offenses focused on education and support rather than punishment, outlining a multi-step sequence (being considered for consolidation); board members questioned whether in-school suspension (ISS) or out-of-school suspension (OSS) as later steps would remove instructional time and whether the approach addresses addiction.
Terry, who developed a proposed restorative process for vaping at the superintendent's request, told the board the procedure is meant to address nicotine vaping (not marijuana) through education, intervention and family partnership rather than to punish addiction. The plan described a multi-step response that starts with confiscating a vape pen and parent notification, proceeds through graduated in-school educational interventions…
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