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Board approves new athletic handbook, approves policy packet
Summary
The Brown County School Corporation board approved a consolidated 6–12 athletic handbook for 2026–27 that includes a proposed athletic-fee increase from $50 to $60, and adopted a packet of board policies (PO0100–PO8510) by voice votes.
The Brown County School Corporation board voted July 20 to approve a consolidated grades 6–12 athletic handbook for the 2026–27 school year and to adopt an updated set of district policies, the board announced at its regular meeting.
The athletic handbook, presented by the district’s athletics presenter, consolidates separate high-school and middle-school athletic guidelines into a single 24-page document and proposes raising the athletic participation fee from $50 to $60. The presenter said the district had 423 athletes last year (grades 5–12) and described clearer nine‑week grade checks, a tightened code of conduct with three penalty tiers and a self‑reporting clause intended to reward honesty.
"I am proposing in here to raise the athletic fee from $50 to $60. I don't think it's been raised in over 15 years," the athletic presenter said, adding that 423 student athletes participated last year. The presenter also described new language prohibiting cell‑phone use in locker rooms to reduce the risk of inappropriate photos.
Board members asked how families would acknowledge the new handbook; the presenter said the district will upload it to FinalForms so athletes and parents must sign the single handbook entry in that system. Board members also raised coach training and youth‑protection questions; the presenter said a separate coach handbook is in development and an all‑coaches meeting is scheduled to provide training before the school year begins.
The board took a voice vote on the handbook; the chair called for ayes and the motion was carried by voice vote (the transcript records "Aye" and "Motion carried" but does not list individual vote totals). Immediately following, the board conducted a second reading and adopted a package of board policies (volume 38, number 2), identified as PO0100 through PO8510, which the chair said had been properly moved and seconded and then adopted by voice vote.
The board did not record numeric tallies in the transcript; minutes and the official roll will provide the formal vote record and any implementation dates for new policies and fee changes.
