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Tensas Parish School Board approves second reading of multiple policy revisions including pronouns policy
Summary
The board approved second readings of several personnel and curriculum-related policies—among them a policy titled 'Use of Pronouns and Given Names'—on Dec. 4, 2024; the vote carried with motions made by board members during the regular meeting.
The Tensas Parish School Board on Dec. 4 approved second readings of multiple policy revisions, including documents covering employment of the superintendent, contracts, personnel records and a policy listed as "Use of Pronouns and Given Names." The action came on a motion by George Matthews and a second from President John L. Turner; the motion passed.
The board approved revisions to files identified in the record as CED (Employment of Superintendent), DJEG (Contracts Policy and Procedures), GAK (Personnel Records), GAMK (Use of Pronouns and Given Names), GBC (Recruitment), IDBA (Sex Education) and IDDF (Education of Students with Exceptionalities). The transcript records the board taking the action as a consolidated second reading; no separate debate or roll-call vote totals were recorded in the minutes.
Board Member George Matthews introduced the motion to approve the second readings and President Turner seconded and presided over the vote. The record does not specify amendments to the listed files or any dissenting comments. The board did not provide details in the minutes about specific language changes to those policies during this meeting.
The approval places the listed policy revisions into effect per the board's procedures for second readings; the minutes do not state exact effective dates or implementation steps. Stakeholders seeking the exact revised text or the effective date should request the board packet or policy documents from the Tensas Parish School Board office.
