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Board approves second reading of policies despite objections about added nondiscrimination language
Summary
The board approved a set of policy amendments (Volume 33, No. 2) including added nondiscrimination language; one board member questioned the statutory basis and two members voted nay, but the motion carried.
The West Salem School Board adopted a package of policy changes at second reading after a short debate over the presence of nondiscrimination language in multiple policies.
Board member (speaker 2) moved to approve the policies presented in Volume 33, No. 2, and the motion was seconded by the chair (speaker 1). One board member raised concerns about "bloating" policies with repeated nondiscrimination statements and asked for the statutory citation requiring insertion of the language. Other members and district counsel input indicated the insertion follows guidance from the district’s policy service and federal/DPI expectations.
The board took a vote. The chair announced two nays; the motion passed. The transcript records explicit disagreement and requests for statutory citation but does not record a specific legal citation in response.
The board accepted the policies as presented; staff may follow up on requests for clarification about the statutory basis for the duplicated nondiscrimination language.
