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Board approves LifeWise release‑time agreement subject to adding indemnity language
Summary
The board approved a districtwide memorandum of agreement with LifeWise Inc. for release‑time religious instruction but directed legal counsel to add indemnification language and confirmed parents must sign release forms.
Dr. Redmond presented a districtwide memorandum of agreement (MOA) with LifeWise Inc. that would allow release‑time religious instruction at one or more schools. The agreement was drafted so it could apply districtwide rather than requiring separate MOAs for each school.
Several board members raised questions about insurance and indemnification because students would be under another organization’s supervision during release time. One member asked whether the MOA included a hold‑harmless or indemnification clause; Cliff Whitehead, the school attorney, said a third party may indemnify the school and indicated counsel could add such language.
Board members also asked whether parents sign permission forms; presenters responded that parental permission is required. The board approved the MOA by roll call with the motion explicitly made subject to counsel adding indemnification language.
Next steps: counsel will add indemnification language and return the MOA for administrative completion as needed.
