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Board approves student handbooks with safety and attendance clarifications
Summary
Freeman School District 33-1 approved updated elementary and junior/senior high handbooks that clarify student pick-up procedures, classroom placement, academic eligibility for certain sports, updated illness/exclusion language, a caffeine ban in elementary, and insertion of updated meal/medication policy language.
The Freeman School District 33-1 Board approved updated handbooks for the elementary and the junior/senior high schools after administrators highlighted clarifications and policy insertions. Elementary principal (S1) outlined changes including clearer student pick-up and checkout procedures (students cannot be released to adults not on the emergency/approved list), classroom placement assigned in-house for split classes (no parental selection), and a ban on caffeinated beverages for elementary students. The principal reported that illness and temporary exclusion language was updated to match the department of health guidance and that the district will prioritize doctor's notes for individual cases.
High school handbook updates include specific attendance and tardy codes, a weight-room supervision entry (page references cited), updated meal pricing and account procedures to align with board policy, and the inclusion of last year’s medication policy. Chair (S3) called for a motion to approve the handbooks; a board member moved and another seconded, and the motion carried by voice vote. The board asked staff to provide a final redline for the policy committee to review if further edits are needed.
