Board approves rules on child abuse reporting, restraint and immunizations

What happened

On September 8 the board approved updated policies on reporting child abuse (JLF, GBEB), physical restraint of students (JKA), immunizations (JLCB) and federal purchasing limits (DJB). All passed 5-0.

Why it matters to families

Staff who see signs of abuse must now report within 24 hours. Vaccine exemption steps changed. The restraint rules were rewritten for clarity.

The evidence

The superintendent's September report says mandatory reporters must now report abuse within 24 hours, the immunization exemption process changed, and JKA and JKA-R were rewritten; the aims did not change. The action items show each policy approved on first and final reading with a 5-0 roll call vote.

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