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Superintendent previews handbook changes: 22-credit graduation, delivery ban and NIL guidance
Summary
Superintendent David Brit outlined revisions to North Ridgeville City Schools’ 2026–27 student/parent handbook, including a return to 22-credit graduation requirements for the class of 2030, a ban on third-party food deliveries to cafeterias, clarified religious-expression procedures and a new athletics name-image-likeness policy tied to Ohio High School Athletic Association rules.
Superintendent David Brit summarized planned edits to the district’s unified student/parent handbook for 2026–27 and invited board members to submit questions ahead of the June 25 approval vote.
Brit said the handbook restores a 24-hour illness exclusion that had been omitted in the previous version and highlights several policy changes: updated grading scales tied to recently approved core policies, a return to 22 credit hours required for graduation for the class of 2030, and a clarified process for families to request that excused days be recorded as religious-expression days. He told the board that “protection of individual beliefs” language was added to confirm that students need not adhere to a prescribed set of beliefs to be enrolled in the district.
Other edits include a rework of the code of conduct (noted in the packet as pages 49–54) and a complete rewrite of the Early Childhood Learning Center (ECLC) section (page 65) to align with pre-K law. Brit pointed to page 76 as an unexpected but deliberate addition: “we told students they could no longer have Door Dash bring their lunches to them in the cafeteria,” a restriction that the superintendent said is written to apply to third-party delivery services more generally.
On athletics, Brit summarized a new H12 policy governing name, image and likeness for student-athletes and said it was written to keep school rules consistent with the Ohio High School Athletic Association. He said the changes are largely a compilation of items that had been missed or needed clarification after last year’s adoption of the district’s Neola-format policies.
The handbook and related agreements were presented as first readings; Brit encouraged board members to send questions between now and the scheduled second reading and consideration at the June 25 regular meeting.
