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Board adopts revised handbooks, adds appeal language and locker‑search text; AI policy tabled
Summary
The board approved updated student handbooks and a clarifying sentence that families may pursue state or federal remedies in expulsion cases, added locker/desk‑search language into the high‑school code for consistency, and tabled an AI policy to allow teacher leader review and further development with administration.
The board voted to approve updated student handbooks and a common code of conduct after several targeted amendments and discussion.
Board member S9 moved to add language under "right to appeal" clarifying that families "may pursue any remedies available under state or federal law," a change legal counsel had reviewed and the board accepted. The board also discussed consistency across schools and voted to include language on searches of lockers and student storage (pulled from the intermediate school document) into the junior/senior high handbook.
On homework and attendance policy details, several trustees expressed concern about applying a one‑day make‑up rule at the high school, and administrators agreed to take that discussion offline to solicit additional teacher and principal feedback before changing the published policy.
The board also considered a proposed policy on the use of artificial intelligence in schools (E‑250). After a lengthy discussion about teacher readiness and the rapid evolution of tools, the board voted to table the AI policy and direct administration to convene a cadre of interested teachers, consult legal counsel, and work with Purdue and other experts over the summer to develop guidance.
"We want to hear first from teachers about what their needs are, what their interests are, and then look for where we draw in this expertise," administration (S3) said, describing a teacher‑led approach to policy development.
The handbooks, as amended, were approved by the board for distribution pending the follow‑up work; administrators agreed to bring suggested attendance/homework refinements to an April work session next year for broader review.
