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Board updates student mental-health and vape-prevention policies to reflect Act 2025-403
Summary
The board approved revisions to district policy to align with Act 2025-403 effective Oct. 1, raising the opt-in age from under 14 to under 16 and expanding the scope of mental-health services, and adding vape-prevention education language.
The School Board of Colbert County Schools unanimously approved revisions to district policy to implement changes required by Act 2025-403, effective Oct. 1.
Superintendent Nathan Fuller presented the recommended edits, stating that under the new Act the age requirement for parental 'opt-in' increased from under 14 to under 16 and the statutory definition of 'mental health services' had been expanded. Fuller presented suggested language amending Policy 6.30 and additions to Policy 4.02.4 to describe the state's required educational component for vape prevention, plus a recommended new policy 4.02.8. The agenda referenced Act 2025-403 and included the proposed revisions as attachments.
Jarrod Johnson moved to adopt the policy revisions; Rickie Saint seconded and the motion passed unanimously. The minutes record the board's approval as presented; the meeting record does not include extended debate, the text of the adopted language, or details about implementation timelines beyond the statutory effective date of Oct. 1.
The board did not specify in the minutes how the district will communicate the policy changes to parents or how training for staff will be handled; those operational steps were not recorded in the meeting minutes.
