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Board reviews new nutrition compliance policy and amended harassment policy; staff asked for fast implementation
Summary
Board staff introduced a new nutrition program compliance policy required for state and federal funding and proposed reverting harassment policy language to earlier Title IX regulations; staff said adoption is needed to comply with funding and regulatory requirements.
Board staff introduced two policy items: a new nutrition program compliance policy intended to document nondiscrimination and complaint procedures required for student nutrition program funding, and an amendment to the harassment policy that would align local language with prior Title IX regulations. Staff explained the nutrition policy captures written procedures for civil rights nondiscrimination and routes for complaints; the harassment policy language change was presented as a technical alignment to prior regulatory language.
The board discussed the proposed language and the need for prompt implementation to meet state and federal requirements for nutrition program funding. Trustees were asked to review strikeouts and amendments in the packet and to approve the items as drafted. The presentation did not record a final adoption vote in the transcript excerpted here; staff requested direction and noted these policies are time‑sensitive for funding compliance.
