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Committee adopts edits to professional ethics policy, replaces 'men and women' with 'people'
Summary
The policy committee agreed to integrate NHSBA legal references and to change gendered language in GBEA; members debated whether to adopt NHSBA wording wholesale but voted to forward the Nashua version with added legal citations and a wording change replacing 'men and women' with 'people'.
Miss Raymond presented proposed edits and a redlined comparison between the district’s GBEA professional ethics policy and the NHSBA model, noting some added items (including the state code of ethics for New Hampshire educators). She said the committee should decide whether to adopt NHSBA language as written or keep Nashua’s wording with targeted updates.
Mister Posca described the two versions as largely containing the same substance but in different formats and said the redline highlights recent additions since 2019. Miss Lamphere and others pointed to wording they preferred in the Nashua policy — for example, Nashua’s opening language about "the worth and dignity of each human being" — and suggested keeping personality while adding legal citations. Mr. Johnson suggested modernizing gendered phrasing.
Miss Raymond moved that the committee approve the Nashua version of GBEA with two edits: 1) append the NHSBA legal references, and 2) change the phrase "men and women" to "people." Miss Lamphere seconded the motion and the committee approved it by voice vote. The edited policy will go to the full board for final consideration.
