Committee advances revisions to 12 district policies updated for legal changes

The Winchester School District Board of Education Policy & By-Laws Committee voted unanimously Jan. 27 to forward a package of 12 updated policies to the full Board for revision. The committee meeting, held at Hinsdale School, was called to order by meeting facilitator Jonathan Morhardt at 8:19 p.m.

The minutes list the 12 existing policies presented as updated to reflect legal revisions: Non-Discrimination (Community); FMLA; Non-Discrimination (Personnel); Prohibition of Sex Discrimination and Sexual Harassment (Personnel); Reports of Suspected Abuse or Neglect of Children or Reports of Sexual Assault of Students by School Employees; Social Media; Administration of Student Medications in the Schools; Confidentiality and Access to Education Records; Child Sexual Abuse and Assault Response Policy and Reporting Procedure; Non-Discrimination (Students); Prohibition of Sex Discrimination and Sexual Harassment (Students); and Student Discipline.

Christine Rylander moved to take the existing 12 policies forward to the full Board for revision. Jonathan Morhardt seconded the motion; the committee recorded the motion as passing unanimously. The minutes state these are existing policies previously reviewed and adopted by the prior Board and have been updated with legal revisions.

The minutes do not include the texts of the revised policies, the specific legal changes incorporated, or the full Board’s schedule for considering the revisions. The minutes were submitted by Tiffany Melycher and are subject to formal approval at the next scheduled meeting.