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Parent-Teacher Advisory Committee recommends clarifications and new AI guidance for Rankin CSD 98 student handbook
Summary
The Parent-Teacher Advisory Committee reviewed the 2026–27 Student Handbook and recommended clarifications on exemptions, attendance procedures, immunization deadlines, CPR/AED training, and new guidance on artificial intelligence use for students.
The Parent-Teacher Advisory Committee of Rankin CSD 98 reviewed the proposed Student Handbook for the 2026–27 school year and recommended several clarifications and additions intended to tighten procedures and reflect new technology. Committee members asked officials to clarify how requests to remove junior high students from band or choir will be processed, to specify exact deadlines for immunizations and required vision/dental exams, and to add explicit guidance on student use of artificial intelligence tools.
Committee recommendations also include giving eighth graders the option to be exempt from art, adjusting the number of days a parent may request a student be excused from P.E. for medical reasons, and clarifying attendance rules tied to participation in evening events and after-school activities. The minutes record these as committee-level recommendations; no formal vote on handbook language appears in the minutes. The committee noted a CPR/AED training video is available on the district website and requested that reference be included in handbook materials.
The committee’s review is intended to produce a final handbook for the coming school year to be presented for any required approvals. The minutes do not specify precise deadline dates for immunizations or the final text of the artificial intelligence guidance; those details were flagged for clarification prior to publication.
