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Board limits overnight student travel to post-district advancement after debate
Summary
Trustees approved a recommendation to restrict most overnight travel for student activities and competitions unless a team advances beyond district competition; the motion passed 5-2 with two trustees dissenting.
The board voted Aug. 11 to restrict overnight travel for student activity groups except when travel is for competitions after advancing beyond district-level play.
Mr. Spencer and Coach Hodnett recommended the policy change following incidents on last year's trips; after brief questions from trustees Dennis Cumbie moved to accept the recommendation and the motion passed 5-2. Voting in favor were Domingo Castillo, Dennis Cumbie, Kelly Sheridan, Tasha Soto and Brenda Valdez; Jeff Allen and Mark Garcia voted no. The transcript records the recommendation as: "it is his recommendation that student groups not have overnight travel for activities & competitions unless it is after advancing beyond district."
The change narrows the circumstances under which the district will authorize overnight travel; the board did not include specific procedural exceptions in the transcript and directed staff to implement the new restriction.
