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Board approves a package of policy updates, including student dress code aligned with state statute
Summary
The board unanimously approved a suite of policy updates to align district policies with statutory requirements, explicitly approving Policy 5106 (Student Dress Code) and several other policy updates intended to ensure compliance with state regulations.
Board members approved updates to multiple policies to maintain alignment with Nebraska statutory requirements. The agenda lists a set of policy numbers updated and approved by motion (policy numbers include: 1200, 1331/3131, 1332/3132, 3410, 4003, 4009, 5001, 5004, 5101, 5103, 5202, 5301, 5401, 5414, 6400), and a separate motion approved Policy 5106 (Student Dress Code) with the board noting changes reflect state statutory requirements.
The board also approved policies concerning foster-care student transportation (Policy 5507), electronic communication devices and cell phones (Policy 6113 — noted as required by state statute), and behavioral intervention and classroom management (Policy 6931). Each motion passed on unanimous roll-call votes recorded in the meeting packet (vote tallies in the transcript show 6–0 for these items). The transcript does not include the full new policy text; the board packet and policy committee materials are the governing source for the specific language changes.
Board members framed the updates as statutory alignment and routine housekeeping; the Policy Committee had met (reported July 8) to review these changes before the July 14 meeting.
