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Mountain Brook Board approves updates on student devices, vaping and attendance; tables two policies for public review
Summary
At its July 14 meeting the Mountain Brook Board of Education approved several policy updates — including rules on wireless devices, vaping and attendance — and tabled two policies (private instruction and credit for outside courses) for community review. All recorded votes were unanimous.
Board President Jenifer Kimbrough presided over the Mountain Brook Board of Education meeting on July 14, 2025, where trustees approved multiple policy revisions aimed at aligning district rules with recent state law and guidance.
Superintendent Dr. Richard Barlow introduced the policy items and recommended Board action on several revisions. Dr. Missy Brooks, the district’s Director of Curriculum and Instruction, told trustees that Policy J-32 (Credit for Courses Offered Outside of Mountain Brook Schools) had been revised “to reflect the new law in Alabama that stated that dual enrollment classes be placed on transcripts and that there needs to be permission and an agreement made between the institution and the…
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