School board: Drop club insurance requirement
The new policy, approved for advertising, will specifically exempt those three groups from having to purchase their own insurance when holding functions on school property or using school facilities. The move directly contradicts what the district's risk management team has recommended in the past.
"From a risk management perspective, I think it's for the best to require the booster clubs and parent organizations to have the insurance," said
Superintendent
"We've got different options on how to protect them and protect us," Husfelt said.
The insurance portion is a small part -- only about 10 words -- of a larger policy overhauling use of school facilities and updating the fee schedule for renting out spaces like the auditorium at the
"It's definitely time to move forward," member
Neves, and board chairman
"That's what politics is," he said. "Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose."
The board voted to advertise the policy for 30 days at a vote of 3-2, with Neves and Littleton dissenting. After 30 days, the board will hold a public hearing on the policy and then take a vote on whether to move forward and adopt it. Neves said he expects the policy to pass next month.
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