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Board reviews policies on law‑enforcement notification and special education; parents urge support for teachers
Summary
At first readings the Redwood City School Board discussed edits to student‑policing notification language and special‑education policy; public commenters urged the board to avoid teacher cuts and improve survey anonymity for classified staff.
At its Dec. 17 meeting the Redwood City School Board held first readings of multiple policies — including a proposed edit to policy 5145.11 covering law enforcement questioning of students — and heard public comment urging support for teachers and better anonymity for staff surveys.
A staff member explained the 5145.11 draft language as clarifying when parents would be notified if law enforcement arrives to question a student. "It's a situation where the police may arrive to question a student. When would the parents be called?"…
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