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Consultant recommends rescinding district's critical‑incident communications threshold, offers replacement protocol
Summary
At the April 7 study session, consultant Mick Waldspurger reviewed the board‑approved 'Critical Incidents Communications Threshold' and recommended rescinding it because, he said, it could require the superintendent to violate law; he offered to draft a practical replacement and templates for summary reporting.
The board reviewed a March 2024 communications threshold crafted by the Ad Hoc Safety and Security Committee. Consultant Mick Waldspurger told the board the document was well-intentioned but recommended rescinding it because, as the minutes record, it "forces the superintendent to violate law." He said emergency health-and-safety notifications can continue under protocols that already trigger email notices to the board, and he offered to draft a practical protocol and a template for periodic summary reporting (quarterly, biannual or annual).
Waldspurger's presentation emphasized creating a protocol that both protects student safety and respects legal boundaries for superintendent communications. The minutes record his offer to rework the threshold and return a revised proposal for board discussion at the April 22 study session. The minutes do not record a formal vote; the consultant's recommendation will return as a future agenda item for further review.
