By jcurious in Loudoun County Schools — 21 Mar 2025

Loudoun County Schools: 03-20-2025 Student Services Committee Meeting

🕒 00:01:03 Approval of Minutes: The committee approved the minutes from the February 20, 2025, meeting.
🕒 00:01:52 Proposed Revisions to Policy 8450: Discussion on student lactation support policy revisions.
🕒 00:20:53 Proposed Revisions to Policy 8125: Admission requirements policy updates, including changes related to the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act and admission of students from non-public or international schools.
🕒 00:36:35 Follow-up on Previous Discussions: Updates on policy 8040 and potential future work on a policy regarding isolation and exclusion.

✅ Vote Passed: The committee unanimously approved the minutes from the February 20, 2025, meeting.
✅ Motion to Amend: The committee passed an amendment to add language ensuring accessibility and preventing penalization of students taking lactation breaks.
✅ Vote on Amended Motion: The amended policy revisions were forwarded to the full board for consideration with a unanimous vote.

🗣️ "I think what staff would encourage is for those conversations to occur within the staff at school, the family, obviously the student impacted, and then make decisions based on those individualized needs." – Mr. Doulson
🗣️ "Change is hard for adults... but I do feel like it's a very solid policy and it's a solid approach." – Mr. Doulson, regarding special permission policy changes.

📌 Staff to Formulate Proposal: Develop a draft policy on isolation and exclusion by May or June 2025.
📌 Update on Special Permission: Provide an update on the implementation of special permission policy revisions in April or May, including potential additional amendments.
📌 Review of VHSL Impact: Consider exploring how VHSL changes might affect policy 8155 in future meetings.

00:00:00: Introduction and call to order.
00:01:03: Approval of minutes from the February 20, 2025, meeting.
00:01:52: Discussion on proposed revisions to policy 8450, student lactation support.
00:20:53: Presentation on proposed revisions to policy 8125, admission requirements.
00:36:35: Follow-up discussions on previous topics, including policy 8040 and potential future policy work.
00:47:13: Discussion on VHSL and its potential impact on policy 8155.
00:48:02: Adjournment and announcement of the next meeting date.

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