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Hanover trustees review four policy updates including residency, attendance and bullying rules
Summary
At its April 14 meeting the Hanover Board of Trustees reviewed four policy updates — on residency and transfers (reflecting HEA 1064), attendance definitions, release time for religious instruction, and bullying notification — and said the items will return for board action in May.
The Hanover Board of Trustees reviewed four district policy updates at its April 14 meeting, the staff member presenting the items said.
The staff member said the first revision updates the district—s policy on legal settlement and residency to incorporate HEA 1064, which removed the prohibition on student transfers for athletic reasons and clarifies that virtual school enrollment is not governed by residency. "This proof of residency has been revised to incorporate the change made by HEA 1064 on school transfers, which omitted the prohibition on student transfers for athletic reasons," the staff member said.
The board also discussed a revised attendance policy (Policy 5200). The staff member summarized that the update defines "chronically absent" and "habitual truant," requires categorization of excused absences, sets a timeframe for holding attendance conferences, and prohibits suspension or expulsion based solely on absence or truancy.
On release time for religious instruction (Policy 5223), the staff member said the revision aligns the policy with Indiana code and notes an option to provide credit for religious instruction but that the district is not recommending awarding credit. If provided, the staff member said religious instruction would be limited to 120 minutes per week.
Finally, the board reviewed a change to the bullying policy (Policy 5517.01) that shortens the timeframe for notifying parents about alleged bullying from five days to the next instructional day, "so there has to be a quick return," the staff member said.
None of the policy items required formal action at the April meeting; the staff member said they will come back to the board in May with the policies listed under informational items for further consideration.
