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New student handbooks for all schools
What happened
On August 10, 2026 the board approved new 2026-27 handbooks for all five schools, built on a shared districtwide template. The handbooks keep the superintendent's decision on short suspensions (10 days or less) as final, and add a new rule that work be completed before a planned absence.
Why it matters to families
Handbooks set daily rules on attendance, discipline, devices and conduct. Families cannot appeal a short suspension to the board.
The evidence
August 10, 2026 minutes record approval of 'the 2026-2027 District Handbooks' for the high school, middle school and elementary schools; the recording covers the suspension-appeal and absence discussion.
The source
August 10, 2026 regular meeting minutesSee the full record for DeWitt Public Schools.
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