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Meridian board declines to advance revised interscholastic activities procedure amid attendance, authority concerns
Summary
Trustees voted not to advance a heavily edited draft of Procedure 2151 (interscholastic activities), citing removed language on attendance standards and excessive discretion for coaches; staff were asked to return with a revised draft and legal clarification.
The Meridian School District board voted not to advance a revised draft of Procedure 2151, the district’s policy governing interscholastic activities and student attendance around contests, after several trustees said the proposed redline removed important language and left too much discretion to individual schools and coaches.
At a July meeting, a board member said, “I have a problem with the policy as it’s written,” arguing the draft was “too lenient” and that the extensive deletions left the district exposed to inconsistent enforcement. Another trustee…
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