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Belgrade trustees approve a suite of policy updates including disciplinary, AI guidance and medication rules
Summary
Trustees adopted multiple policy revisions and new policies addressing employee disciplinary action (including language tied to House Bill 400), student responsible use of AI, health-screening notices, and emergency medication procedures; votes were mostly unanimous with a 6–1 split on the disciplinary policy.
The Belgrade School District Board of Trustees approved a package of policy updates that includes changes to employee disciplinary procedures, student technology use (including guidance on artificial-intelligence tools), health-screening notices and medication-administration rules.
Trustees adopted revisions to policy 5255 (disciplinary action) incorporating language to comply with House Bill 400; the board discussed limits on disciplining employees for declining to use a non-legal name or a requested pronoun and approved the revisions 6–1. Chair introduced the HB 400 language as required by the new law: "This is now state law," and trustees sought clarity on how disciplinary standards and protections interact with existing anti-bullying and conduct provisions.
The board also approved updates to policy 3612 to include a student-responsible-use statement for artificial intelligence, saying students must use AI for educational purposes and not for dishonest work. The student/parent handbook for 2025–26 was approved with revisions to cell-phone, attendance and dress-code sections. In addition, the volunteers' agreement form was updated to adopt model MTSBA language, and student-health policies were revised to include required opt-out notice and screening procedures.
On administering medicines, the board adopted revisions to policy 3416 to allow stocked emergency medications such as nasal epinephrine, albuterol and naloxone, and to establish procedures for storage, training and post-use response. Trustees emphasized training and procedural clarity before broader deployment.
Most policy votes were unanimous; the disciplinary-policy revision passed 6–1.
