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Board approves policy limiting vaping searches to administrators, stresses office-based approach
Summary
Trustees approved board policy 740 to address student vaping and searches, endorsing wand checks in administrative offices (not hall patrols) and removing non‑administrator titles from search authority; same‑sex search practices and attorney edits were discussed.
The Nippersink SD 2 board approved an update to board policy 740 intended to reduce vaping in bathrooms and other campus locations while limiting invasive practices.
Board members reviewed attorney redlines to the draft policy and questioned language that listed the director of buildings and grounds among staff authorized to conduct searches. Trustees agreed to remove non‑administrator titles from search authority and to require same‑sex personnel when searches are appropriate, with searches and wand checks to be conducted in private administrative offices rather than as hall patrols.
Trustees and staff emphasized that the district will not “patrol the halls with the wand,” and that the device would be used in documented administrative encounters (for example, when a student is asked to hand over a device or when reasonable suspicion exists). The policy language had been reviewed by counsel and the board approved it with the updates discussed at the meeting.
The board’s motion to approve the policy included the attorney’s changes and the removal of specified non‑administrator staff from search authority; the policy passed on a recorded vote.
Next steps: district staff will publish the updated policy and incorporate procedures for same‑sex personnel and parent notification for incidents. The board indicated it will monitor implementation and legal guidance as cases arise.
