Fremont City board approves naloxone program with county health, adopts AI policy and a slate of curriculum and technology purchases

At an April 2026 meeting, the Fremont City Schools Board of Education voted unanimously to approve a package of safety, policy, curriculum and personnel items, including an agreement with the county public health department to place naloxone (overdose reversal) kits in district buildings and an artificial-intelligence policy the superintendent said is required by state legislation.

The board approved a memorandum that will have the county public health department oversee naloxone boxes kept in school buildings, monitor expiry dates and restock supplies as needed. "They will come and restock that for us," the superintendent said during discussion, adding that the district will log each use and notify parents when naloxone is administered. Trustees asked staff how the district would detect any persistent pattern of overdoses; staff said logged incidents would be reviewed for trends and a monitoring parameter could be set if needed.

Trustees also approved policy EDC on artificial intelligence. The superintendent noted a legislative deadline for districts to adopt an AI policy by July 1, 2026. "There is legislative mandate for that to be in place before July 1 of 2026," she said as the board moved the reading forward; the vote was unanimous.

The routine consent agenda included acceptance of donations from Faith Lutheran Church and the Fremont Lions Club and a contract with Sedgwick for administration of the districtgroup retrospective rating program. The board approved several curriculum and instructional-material purchases: textbook adoptions for statistics, anatomy and physiology, physical science and a new online high-school health curriculum (with parent opt-out options), additional ELA kits funded by Title I, and a technology purchase to provide Chromebooks to incoming freshmen as part of a one-to-one program.

On personnel actions, the board accepted resignations and approved hires and appointments, including a personnel move that will place Aaron Parker in the districtdirector role for human resources and community relations and the hiring of Elizabeth Keller as a first-grade teacher. The board also acknowledged the resignation of long-serving coach Chad Hedrick from his head-wrestling post and approved a slate of returning and new supplemental contracts. All motions on the consent and personnel agenda passed by roll call vote.

Treasurer Megan presented March financials: a final tax settlement improved the month'end position, real-estate and public-utility collections were reported roughly $450,000 above prior forecasts, interest income rose about 7.6%, and medical-insurance costs were up about 12 percent. The board approved the March financials.

Board members highlighted upcoming events and student achievements during member communications and praised staff and volunteers. The meeting moved into executive session at the end of the agenda.

Votes at a glance: All listed motions (donations; Sedgwick contract; naloxone MOU; naloxone procurement/administration policy; AI policy; first reading of the misbranded food/cultivated protein policy; entrance-age policy; curriculum and technology purchases; personnel items; staff appreciation purchases; March financials) were approved by unanimous roll call.