Board restores bereavement paragraph to Policy 5.302

Board members reviewed and approved a change to Policy 5.302 to reinsert a bereavement paragraph that had been omitted from earlier revisions. The restored text specifies three days of bereavement leave with the option for the director to grant up to two additional days in extenuating circumstances; staff described the omission as a drafting oversight during a policy update in July.

Board members who questioned the change were told the three-day standard aligns with practices among comparable districts and that extensions had rarely been requested but would remain available at the director's discretion. The motion carried by voice vote and the policy will be updated accordingly.