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Niskayuna policy committee reviews updates to interpreter, reporting and parental‑relation language
Summary
The district policy committee reviewed changes to multiple 7000‑series policies, clarifying interpreter use (families may bring their own), proposing a catch‑all note on 'parent' terminology, and discussing where mandated‑reporting guidance should be posted.
The Niskayuna Central School District policy committee reviewed several proposed updates to the district's 7000‑series policies, focusing on language about interpreters, parental terminology and where mandated‑reporting guidance is posted.
The committee opened with a review of policy 72 11, which staff said has been broadened to clarify interpretive services. A committee member asked, "Is the family ever allowed to bring in their own?" and staff replied, "They can certainly bring in their own, in cases where they don't have an…
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