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Committee keeps clarifying note, forwards employee–student relationship policy to board
Summary
The policy committee voted to keep a clarifying note in policy 423 (employee and volunteer–student relationships) after a committee member’s amendment and forwarded the revised policy to the school board; discussion emphasized prohibitions on staff–student relationships and that employees are forbidden to transport students in personal vehicles.
The Faribault Public School District policy committee voted Aug. 4 to forward revisions of policy 423 (employee and volunteer–student relationships) to the full school board after adopting an amendment to retain a clarifying note in section F.
Committee member (speaker 4) moved the amendment to "keep that note in there, as it is," which another committee member seconded. The committee debated the wording briefly; the Chair observed that the policy already states relationships are forbidden and "may subject the employee to criminal liability." The Chair also clarified transportation limits: "So employees are forbidden to transport students in their in their own vehicles." The amendment passed by voice vote and the revised policy was approved to advance to the board.
Why it matters: The retained paragraph was described by supporters as adding clarity and safeguards for staff and students, and committee members confirmed the policy is a personnel policy (for an HR handbook) rather than a student handbook item. The committee also asked staff to ensure related policies (for example, athletic transportation rules) are consistent with the personnel policy.
What happens next: The committee forwarded policy 423, with the preserved note, to the school board for consideration. The committee did not set or record changes to implementation dates in the meeting minutes.
