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Wentzville R-IV board approves multiple policy updates, rescinds AED policy
Summary
The board approved several policy updates including a new cardiac emergency response plan and rescinded the automated external defibrillator (AED) policy; first readings were held for several other revised policies with staff asked to return wording if the board wants changes.
The Wentzville R-IV School Board approved a package of policy updates during its May 21 meeting, including a second reading and adoption of a cardiac emergency response plan and the rescission of the district’s policy on automated external defibrillators.
Board members approved Policy 52-18 (cardiac emergency response plan) on the second reading after a motion and second. The board also voted to rescind Policy 28-31, which had covered automated external defibrillators. Members approved additional policy updates on a series of routine items including Policy 16-10 (protection of student rights), Policy 16-21 (program requirements), Policy 2-100 (nondiscrimination and student rights), Policy 2-150 (searches by school personnel), and Policy 22-30 (admission/residency requirements) by voice votes following motions and seconds.
During first readings later in the meeting, the board reviewed revised Policy 22-20 (compulsory attendance ages), Policy 22-10 (entrance age, now explicitly including students with developmental delays), Policy 04-20 (minutes, adding a requirement for the secretary to sign minutes and aligning procedures with Robert’s Rules of Order), and Policy 21-60 (interviews, interrogations and removals from school). A board member asked during that discussion whether the district should require a call-back to the law enforcement agency to verify an officer’s identity before allowing removals or searches; staff replied that the board can request specific wording and the administration will draft language to bring back.
The updates to the minutes policy were described as aligning district policy to Robert’s Rules of Order and shifting a small administrative burden to the secretary: "This just ultimately aligns that the school district's policy talks about utilization of Robert's rules of order," staff said.
All listed policy adoptions at this meeting were approved by voice vote; the transcript does not record a roll-call tally for each item.
The board was invited to submit questions on the first-reading policies and staff said they would return with amended wording if the board directed them to add verification steps for law enforcement interactions.
Next steps: staff will prepare any requested wording changes for subsequent board consideration and the rescinded or adopted policies will be reflected in the district’s policy manual.
