Winthrop approves limits on non-school materials sent home

What happened

The board approved Policy KHC, limiting which non-school materials students may carry home. The policy allows school communications and school-related or affiliated activities; community notices may instead be posted with a principal’s prior approval.

Why it matters to families

This changes a districtwide route by which outside organizations share information with students’ families, while retaining a principal-approved posting option for community notices.

The evidence

The September 16 meeting minutes embedded in document 94722 state that Policy KHC, Distribution of Non-School Materials, passed unanimously for second reading. The attached KHC text in document 94723 says only listed school communications, school-related/affiliated activities, and government-agency notices may be distributed to students to carry home, and community materials require prior principal approval for posting.

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