Changes Announced for School Handbooks

Changes to the student handbooks were announced at the final school board meeting of the 2024-2025 school year, held Tuesday, June 3rd, in the Whitehall Elementary Library.

Elementary principal Kurtis Koenig noted changes in the elementary handbook were mainly updating to correspond with current legislation and removal/updating of old language. The most significant updates concerned:

• HB471 - 5th Grade Human Sexuality Lessons

• HB745 - parental consent prior to health screenings

• HB745 - all volunteers must pass a background check

•HB343 - Upon written request from a parent/guardian, the sch...