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Board adopts wide-ranging NEOLA policy revisions in final reading
Summary
The West Branch‑Rose City Area Schools Board adopted multiple NEOLA policy revisions and rescissions as a final reading, approving changes covering nondiscrimination, anti-harassment, curriculum, digital content and information security by unanimous roll call.
The West Branch‑Rose City Area Schools Board on Dec. 15 approved a slate of NEOLA policy revisions and rescissions at a second and final reading.
The board adopted changes that include replacements and rescissions across nondiscrimination and anti-harassment language, revisions to curriculum development and graduation requirements, updates to homebound instruction procedures and new language on information security and digital content (listed in the minutes as PO1422, PO1422.02, PO1662, PO2210, PO2264, PO2266, PO2412, PO3122, PO3122.02, PO3362, PO4122, PO4122.02, PO4162, PO4362, PO5120, PO5460, PO5517.01, PO7540.02, PO7541, PO8300, and PO8305).
Board member Scott Kartes moved to adopt the policies and Alan Withers seconded. The minutes record a unanimous roll call in favor — "Motion caried unanimously, 7-0." The roll call listed Board members Debra Abraham, Alan Withers, Scott Kartes, Gary Miller, Matt Biermann, Whitney Lehman and Heather Kearns.
Board documents provided the policy numbers and the meeting minutes list the items approved as the final reading; no further substantive debate or amendments are recorded in the minutes. The board did not specify implementation timelines in the public minutes for each policy revision.
