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Board reviews attendance changes tied to new law, AED mapping and ECG screening plan for athletes
Summary
Policy owners outlined updates to attendance policy to reflect Senate Bill 1344 (truancy, child-study team changes), clarified AED placement and a post-plan for first responders, and described partnerships to provide free ECG screenings for middle- and high-school athletes to satisfy new statutory requirements.
Policy officer Wallace Knight reviewed a set of policy revisions to be advertised at the next board meeting. Policy 5200 (attendance) was revised to incorporate statutory amendments (Senate Bill 1344) covering truancy procedures, child-study‑team meetings and required notices to juvenile-justice offices; Knight said the policy also adds a section describing actions a designated school representative may take in limited absence circumstances as required by statute.
Board members asked whether any non‑statutory language had been added; Knight said the changes follow statute and the district did not add extra provisions. Members also asked about AED availability and response protocols: Chief Williams said every school has AEDs, the district recently upgraded to Wi‑Fi–connected models, maintains a central map of device locations and is working with the district athletic director and school leaders to add AEDs in large assembly areas and to include AED-location maps in post plans provided to first responders.
On athletics, Knight described policy 2431 (Interscholastic Athletics) updates to mirror new state statutes requiring an electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG) before a student participates in high-school athletics unless the parent objects on religious grounds, secures a medical-exemption certificate, or the district cannot obtain a low-cost public/private partnership (statute‑provided exemption). District staff said they have partnered with the nonprofit Who We Play For, which will screen sixth and eighth graders at no cost beginning in January; those eighth‑grade screenings will satisfy the new requirement for incoming high‑school athletes in many cases. Staff emphasized they are working through timing and legislative clarity on whether screenings must occur once students are already in high school or can be done at the end of eighth grade to satisfy the requirement.
No formal votes were taken; staff will continue to finalize post-plan details, AED mapping, and the screening program logistics.
