Board sends suspension-policy rewrite back to committee after about five debates

What happened

Board members said they had talked about the suspension policy about five times, and on May 20 they said it would go back to the policy committee. The committee will ask teachers, administrators, parents and possibly students and line the policy up with the 2026-27 Code of Character.

Why it matters to families

The rewrite of policy 7313 would change how the district describes suspension. Some members and speakers said the draft weakened the 'last resort' language; others said the policy should only direct administrators. Until a vote, the current rules stay.

The evidence

The board president restated the plan at the May 6 and May 20 meetings. In April the board had debated removing wording that calls suspension harmful and ineffective. No vote on 7313 was taken in the collected recordings.

The source