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Cherokee ISD board adopts medication-policy changes and approves Guardian Program exemption and SSSP team
Summary
The board approved revisions to local Policy FFAC (medication administration), granted a Good Cause exemption to use a Guardian Program instead of an SRO due to availability and funding, and added a Safe and Supportive School Program (SSSP) team to the district Emergency Operations Plan.
The Cherokee ISD board voted to adopt changes to local Policy FFAC governing student medications after a presentation by Jennifer Bordner. Bordner summarized the changes as allowing parents to administer medications to students without a doctor's note under the updated local policy language; the board approved the policy by motion.
On school-safety items, Bordner recommended completing a Good Cause exemption to permit use of a Guardian Program in place of a school resource officer (SRO) because of availability and funding constraints; the board approved the exemption. The board also approved a Safe and Supportive School Program (SSSP) team and directed that the team be added to the district's Emergency Operations Plan. All votes on these items were unanimous during the Aug. 11 special session.
