Board adopts edited Policy 502 on student searches after tied amendment votes

The board considered edited Policy 502 concerning searches of student lockers, desks, personal possessions and a student's person. An amendment by Swanson to add a requirement for parent or guardian notification after a search failed on a 3–3 vote. A subsequent amendment by Reichenberger to specify language under subsections D and E also failed on a 3–3 vote. The main motion to approve the edited policy carried 4–2, with Swanson and Thompson recorded as voting no.

The transcript shows a divided board on whether to add explicit parental-notification language; the final approval indicates the board adopted the edited policy as presented without the proposed notification amendments. The meeting record does not include the full text of the revised policy in the spoken minutes; staff documentation in the board packet would provide the precise policy language.