Pawnee board adopts updated personnel, curriculum and conduct policies

The Pawnee Board of Education voted to approve an updated set of district policies to comply with recent changes in law. The board approved policies covering acceptable use of electronic communications, suspension and termination procedures for certified staff, standards of performance and conduct for teachers, procedures for support personnel discipline and nonrenewal, a policy titled 'Prohibition of Race & Sex Discrimination in Curriculum & Complaint Process,' graduation requirements, voluntary private prayer and moments of silence, attendance policy, and social media/social networking rules.

The minutes record the policy list and that the motion to approve these updates passed, but they do not include the text of the updates or the statutory citations beyond a reference to "recent changes pursuant to the law." District staff would need to provide the updated policy language and any effective dates. The approval places the listed policies into district governance consistent with the board's stated intent to meet legal changes.