Board begins first reading of Student Substance-Use Policy (Policy 523)

Apr 9, 2026

Assistant Director Leslie Peters presented a rewritten Board Policy 523 on substance use (first reading) with redlines and replacement text; trustees questioned whether listed interventions were specific enough and were told the administrative regulation would provide procedural detail.

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Leslie Peters, Assistant Director of Education Services, presented Board Policy 523—Substance Use, Misuse and Abuse—as a first reading on April 9. The packet included a complete redline of the 1989 policy and new replacement language. Peters said the policy was "in great need of updating" and that the administrative regulation (AR) would contain the more specific interventions and procedures referenced in the policy.

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