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Board adopts revisions to grievance, harassment and internet‑use policies
Summary
The Forsyth County Board of Education unanimously approved updates to policy GAE (complaints and grievances), GAEB (harassment of employees) and IFBG (Internet acceptable use) after staff presentations and brief discussion.
The board considered and unanimously approved three policy changes on April 21: revisions to GAE (complaints and grievances), GAEB (harassment of employees) and IFBG (Internet acceptable use).
Derek Hershey presented the recommended updates to GAE and GAEB, telling the board procedural elements were moved into regulation and that the harassment policy was broadened to address all forms of harassment and align with current laws and legal counsel recommendations. Both policies were approved after motions and seconding by board members and a brief discussion about public access to policies online.
Mike Evans presented updates to IFBG to incorporate state‑required language on student social‑media access and clarified that the district device policy (which restricts device use during the school day) was not changed. The board approved IFBG unanimously after a motion to adopt and a second.
Votes at the meeting were unanimous across these items; the clerk confirmed the absence of opposing votes during roll call.
