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Board reviews first readings of policy updates to comply with Acts 57 and 89 on misconduct notifications and digital communications
Summary
The board received first readings of multiple policy updates required by Wisconsin Acts 57 and 89, including timelines for parent notification of alleged staff misconduct and rules governing staff/student digital communications; no votes were taken at the informational July meeting.
The Sturgeon Bay School District board on July 13 reviewed first readings of a set of policy updates the administration said are needed to comply with Wisconsin Acts 57 and 89.
Superintendent (Speaker 3) summarized the two legislative changes. Act 57 requires timely notification to parents when a report of alleged staff misconduct is received — by 5 p.m. the same day if received during school hours, or by noon the following day if received after school hours — and expanded requirements about access to employee disciplinary records. Act 89 extends related requirements across public and private schools for policies on appropriate communications between employees, volunteers and students and sets deadlines for training and policy adoption.
The administration highlighted several policy series that will be updated: digital‑communication safeguards (policy 0145/75 series), employee standards of care (policy series 12/13), use of personal communication devices, and volunteer background‑check requirements. The superintendent used the district's adoption of district‑sanctioned platforms (for example, the shift from a previously used app to a district‑approved communications tool) as a practical example of how the policy changes will be implemented.
Because these were first readings, the board did not vote. Administration said some language was previously optional and became required when Act 89 took effect; the board will see second readings next month in a consent format and staff planned to bring recommended policy language back for formal adoption.
