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Policy committee to revisit whistleblower language after members express concern about removing local protections
Summary
Committee members said a narrowly tailored whistleblower policy offers protections (good-faith reporting, protections for mistaken reports) that broader retaliation language may not fully capture; the committee asked staff to return with clearer education and handbook language.
Orange County Schools’ policy committee heard a lengthy discussion about whether to retain a local whistleblower policy after staff noted that the broader retaliation policy (17-60) is already scheduled for first reading. Some board members warned that removing the whistleblower policy now could reduce employees’ confidence in reporting concerns.
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