School district approves Code of Conduct

By MEGHAN BRADBURY news@breezenewspapers com

The 2023-24 Student Code of Condu will be more reader friendly for parents, as well as shorter in length, with options to click on links for additional information

The code was approved at a public hearing on June 27 at Lee County School Board meeting

At a meeting in May, Student Service Executive Director Dr Jessica Duncan sa they heard loud and clear from stakeh input that the Code of Conduct is lengthy With that feedback, the code will include QR codes that provide parents with the opportunity to dig deeper into certain areas

The Code of Conduct also will be available in various languages

In addition, School Environmental Incident Safety Incident Reporting definitions have been updated, as well as the reversal of levels to be more aligned with the Department of Education All 45 infractions are in alpha- l

order with SESIR codes bolded

Before it was approved, a few people poke during public comment to express concerns

Sharon McGill said the district is expecting pre-K to high school kids to adhere to the Code of Conduct, but most of them are not able to read it The code says that everyone is encouraged to read nd develop a thorough understanding, she id

It really should say everyone is expected Parents should be expected to be familiar with this and know what is within it before anything happens,” McGill said “It should be that everyone is expected to read and develop a thorough understanding of the Code of Conduct for students It should be expected that the parents read and know the Code of Conduct and what is expected of their kids because we expect their kids to act that way ”

Gwyn Gittens, a former school board member, agreed on the word “expected” and shared that links to comments or resources, if they do not understand should b e i n c l u d e d , a s w e l l a s translation