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Saranac Lake board adopts timeout/physical restraint and attendance policies; wellness policy tabled
Summary
The board approved policy 4321.12 (timeout/physical restraint) and a set of routine policies including student attendance and purchasing, but tabled a first reading of the wellness policy because the presenter was absent.
The Saranac Lake Central School District Board of Education adopted new and updated policies during its July 1 meeting, including policy 4321.12 on timeout and physical restraint, and a set of housekeeping policies covering student attendance, investments and purchasing.
Board members said the policy documents had been posted in the drive and were introduced the prior week; after a second reading, the board approved the timeout/physical restraint regulation and related policy. The board then approved additional policies (listed in the meeting as 5100, 6240 and 6700) with no substantive changes noted on the record.
A first-reading wellness policy was on the agenda but the board’s presenter listed in the packet (identified in materials as Sati) was not present; the board tabled that item and agreed to bring it back in July with a presenter available to discuss details. Members asked the policy committee to review whether updates to purchasing or a code of conduct were needed in light of fiscal pressures and agreed the committee should prepare recommendations if changes are warranted.
The policy adoptions were recorded as formal board resolutions in the meeting minutes; specific roll-call tallies and mover/second names were not recorded in the provided transcript.
