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Board adopts revisions to substance-abuse discipline policy and reviews fundraising regulation
Summary
The board's policy committee recommended changes to policy 5530 (substance abuse), shifting initial offenses to in-school suspension and specifying escalating consequences for subsequent offenses; the board approved regulation adoptions by roll call.
The ad hoc policy committee reported proposed and enacted adjustments to several district policies. Committee members said they reviewed regulation 9191 (fundraising) and made tweaks but recommended no major policy rewrite; electronic communications policy 3283 and attendance policy 5200 were discussed with no changes recommended.
The committee recommended and the board approved a revision to policy 5530 (substance abuse). The revised language replaces a first-offense out-of-school suspension with in-school suspension and establishes progressive consequences for second and third offenses, including combinations of in-school and out-of-school suspension and lengthening probationary periods. Committee members said the intent is to preserve instructional contact while monitoring behavior.
The board moved and adopted the regulation changes, minutes and routine financial items by roll call during the consent portion of the meeting.
