Yukon board withholds corporal-punishment policy (FOB) from business consent docket

The Yukon Public Schools Board of Education approved the business consent docket items but removed item 7H from the package for separate consideration after questions about policy FOB.

Board members discussed policy FOB and noted a recent law change tied to corporal punishment and special-education students. One board member said the proposed policy was intended to address requirements for districts where corporal punishment is allowed; if the district does not allow corporal punishment the policy would still need to be completed. Board members agreed to withhold FOB from the consent vote and to vote on it separately at a later time.

A motion to approve items 7A through 7J with the exception of 7H carried on a roll-call vote. The transcript does not record the finalized wording of the FOB policy nor a subsequent date for the separate vote on 7H.

Board members also asked whether changes to district cell-phone rules were compliant with a newly noted law; staff confirmation on compliance was not recorded in the transcript.