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Board hears legal update; district preparing staff training after recent state acts
Summary
The board received an update on recent court activity and state acts affecting personnel and student-safety policies, and staff said it will prepare training and draft policy revisions for board review in coming weeks.
The Chair summarized a legal conference and recent court activity and described multiple state acts that affect district operations. He said a Wisconsin appeals-court decision affecting Act 10 is expected to move to the U.S. Supreme Court and that district negotiators will continue to follow the applicable rules. The Chair also referenced Act 57 (parental-notice timelines), an anti‑grooming statute identified in the transcript as Act 88 and required training under Act 89, and device-related policy considerations under Act 42. "When we do our negotiations as we did in the spring, we follow all the rules f 10," the Chair said.
District staff told the board they will develop and compare training options from their attorney firm and an outside vendor (VPI) before presenting a recommended program; the Chair said all staff will be trained on Act 88/89 within the year and that policy updates from Neola (35.2) will come to the board in September for review. No formal policy adoption occurred at the meeting; staff signaled drafts will be brought forward for board consideration.
