School boards approve new policies concerning bullying, instructional materials

The Lind and Ritzville School Boards met for their monthly meeting on April 22, where they approved new policies that deal with topics such as bullying, course design and the selection and adoption of instructional materials.

Policy No. 2020

The first policy that the two boards passed in coordination with each other was Policy No. 2020, which deals with curriculum development, and more specifically selecting and adopting instructional materials.

According to the policy, instructional materials are defined as “all printed, filmed or recorded materials furnished by the district for student use a...