CODE: 9314
SECTION: BYLAWS OF THE BOARD
SUSPENSION OF POLICIES, BYLAWS, AND REGULATIONS
The Board of Education has developed a careful and deliberate process of formulating and adopting its policies and bylaws. Requests for suspension of any existing policy or bylaw should receive the same careful consideration.
Therefore:
A. Any request for a waiver of policy or bylaw shall be considered in light of the policy or bylaw itself, rather than any particular circumstances of the moment.
B. The Board shall decide whether the policy or bylaw still reflects the considered intent of the Board. If it does, the suspension will be denied and the policy or bylaw reaffirmed in the minutes.
C. If the policy or bylaw does not reflect the intent of the Board, then the policy shall be waived by a majority vote of the members of the Board present and voting and development of a revised policy or bylaw shall become the Board’s prime policy priority.
In the event of an emergency requiring immediate action, the Superintendent of Schools shall have the power to waive policy or regulation in the single instance. In such cases, the Superintendent shall report the instance to the Board President immediately, and request reconsideration of the policy at the next regular meeting.
First Reading: December 12, 2000
Adopted: December 19, 2000