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Committee votes to rescind outdated drug-and-alcohol resources policy
Summary
The policy committee voted to recommend rescinding policy EBC, saying the 2017 policy overlaps with other district policies and contains language that could inappropriately direct staff to share counseling information without proper oversight.
Miss Raymond told the committee that EBC (drug and alcohol resources), last revised in 2017, is a very long policy and duplicates guidance covered in other documents, including the parental bill of rights and staff ethics policies. She argued the policy’s language — which suggests guidance counselors, social workers and other school personnel may broadly provide counseling information to pupils and parents — is unnecessary and potentially problematic without clear ethical/legal guardrails.
Committee members agreed the NHSBA (New Hampshire School Boards Association) has no exact parallel policy and that the district already has attorney‑drafted policies governing parental notification, staff ethics and medical procedures. Miss Raymond moved to rescind EBC and the committee approved the rescission by voice vote.
The committee recommended the full board approve the rescission at its next meeting; no implementation actions were required beyond removal of the policy from the district code.
