001and we are alive okay guys thank you good to everyone present and to our online viewers at this moment my name is willly Medina I'm the chair of the policy and Personnel committee for the glory of God uh it is now 5:31 uh today is Tuesday March 4th and this is the special meeting of the policy and Personnel committee uh with us is Bo Vice chair and Committee Member Joseph sakovic uh myself and um I don't see anybody else online oh Andre Woodson uh board member welcome once again um with that being said uh the first item on the agenda is approv more minutes dated October 22 2024 minutes dated October 22nd 2024 I was second any discussions any changes no discussion no changes also I would like to know uh board member uh Robert
002travor is also online we're right now of the minutes of October 22nd anybody see anything any discussion it has been second uh we approved the minutes for October 22nd 2024 rep all in favor I I motion approved second is discussion and possible approval we have five items to move to the full board uh we'll start with a sexual harassment and Title 9 e 4,000 one or or 42001 and 5145 44 I think Mr Dominic is going to share with us and just to um clarify you know tonight we will only be speaking about the title n policy the other four will be presented schedule personel Comm that recommend brought to me over we're going to talk about as soon as we move to the other two for iest thank you so in front of you
003you have the draft policy for pedal 9 um what occurred was in October 2024 that had new regulation that were put into place for Title 9 in January District Court said that the regulations were illegal and they suggested going back to 2020 policies and regulations so we actually have a 2020 policy on our website but uh I think what you have in front of you which is you know page recommendation Case Model policy is a little bit more in depth and a little bit more more descriptive than what we currently have in our polies and regulations after to answer any questions you might have want me to go through it these might be pretty self sexual harassment processes Perce better use what something complaint it takes the 2024 regulations and it does away with them
004so it's basically like2 uh any questions what what what's the main difference between 2020 and updated is it it's it's a little bit more in depth it's a little bit more defining if you go on to our human resources page and look at our p l policy it not as dep as as the K policy and think this more detail I seem to recall the difference between gender equity in sports and acties so the 2020 policy 2020 policy still has the basis of gender identity um 2024 that may or may not have been in there I don't know but this policies which recommended on gain still had on the basis of gender identity or sexual orientation so still includes that right yeah I'm not I'm not comenting way definitely subject but then one of Trump's
005executive orders having to do with um I what I believe and again um I don't know how much how far I be going but I I believe the executive order was that you were to play in the sport that you were biologically capable playing so you can't identify and play in a sport that's not be bi Iden and does this policy flying the face of that fact I believe it does I believe it does because we're talking here about sexual harass and sexual discrimination so I think that this policy of this bond with however that plays out in the so so up being red illegally yeah I can't I can't for see that happening because again you're you're discriminating on People based on their belief so I don't think that that could be [Music] disa
006says you know but I don't I don't think now I'm not commenting either either way on this I everybody got equal rights no matter how it shakes out also got be some other things to get so what I'm saying today I address C and identifying as scenario and identifying him as a female I would like to join the female teny and you under this policy and you guys say no that we would have to defer to the what we can't do is discriminate against you based on that now we have of law on whether or not you're allowed to play women scores and I believe that executive order said not um but as far as you can't discriminate against being a position as a HR clerk because you identify as a a female or um
007discriminate against you taking a position any the new um new mandate from the langage still be a student playing the scenario and identifying the female as a female I need to use the restes on on my make it permitting permissible for me to do so would that still be the case on yeah I don't know enough about the executive order that was sign have to defer a legal for that kind of an answer but again I don't think having the words basis of gender identity renders this course but it's the gender identity is in here ADD protected if that so becomes a law of the land it Remains The Law of land correct having it in there come is not a land do unfortunately we could never do anything thatal law so even if our
008policy turns out be you know Le last question some else not knock on anybody all policies and everything we want we we try to be as general as possible you know it has uh individual's name as the tri coordinator does it have to specify the name no that was going to be my one of my suggestions to you is that we just make this the position in of the name um just because the position you would think will always be there but the name might not be rather than have to redraft with a new name um it would just be easier to put that position that position will always be your ti coordinator regard right in any case but that leg I would suggest the policy committee and any policy they create they St they
009contact the office of comp like like comes up at the maget schools and control trans contact off address address so that they change that we want to see on there I I believe so I because to your point and I that was one of the questions I was going to actually post to the committee tonight is you know would we want a name on them they the position will always remain the same have to do a revision and do a another committee meeting to just simplify you know taking a person's name up and I took no offense that I get it and that was really looking through this policy that my only real question that I had toit was to you know make that position rather than okay so again before we move forward so
010when we move to the to the to the board for approval that is going to be one of the changes that you're going to put on there so I I'll you ready for more I want to see if anybody has any comments we there I see no hands with Mr chamber Mr Woodson correct no I have a question m ahe yes yeah the questions pertaining to the executive order that was recently uh signed by the current president are really at this point premature because there are numerous Court challenges and anything that has to do with that new executive order will take years to resolve correct um just for the public to know uh this title the sexual harassment tile 9 you know this is a cave recommendation because this is what the state mandates for
011us to have we are going to probably visit it again and again because of like Mr TR said there are some court cases that are happening right now and some things done with the new Administration as far as uh the new president um so this is going to be probably something that we're going to going to be turning around over and over but we wanted to make sure um that we have the right things in place and a standard istin to cover us that way there is a policy and it's updated pass up today as we move it forward to the board I would also like to take that opportunity to welcome board chair Jennifer perz she's online with us uh so at this moment so my my my question and point was we're initiating
012this change as a result of a previous court case not the result of anything to do with the current uh executive order that was recently acted on that's correct this is the most current at this very St correct as when I received it from the from Mr uh Dr Avery and that it came from cave as they saw our policies yes and this was based on a district court case where they ruled that the 2024 regulations were invalid so that's where the change came from right so it we're not the right so and so the discussion that we just had having to do with the the current president's uh pronouncement about uh how he views this issue is irrelevant to what we're doing tonight is my that's correct and so we're responding to Prior uh
013judicial actions um and I don't absent the language in front of me which I'm about to come up the elevator and I'll see it in front of me um I'm not I just wanted to make that point very clear because that's correct current the current debate is highly volatile and has nothing to do with this that's correct okay thank you okay so I accept the motion yeah well first I'd like to make a motion to amend the documents on these policies and stri everywhere the name of the director of Human Resources we take one at a time we going to take one at a time so we're doing with a now with title 19 is only show up anyway that will be thank you 9 policy 4000.1 42 .1 554 I second that on any
014discussion on that J just for an update can you hear me yes yeah just for an update what was recommended R you just got on um that instead of uh having the that they were the person to contact uh there's a motion on the floor right now that's been made and seconded just to put and and recommended by um by um trying to that um we will put the position so instead of saying the name of the person like you know contact Jennifer bre it will say contact the head of his Department makes sense okay that way we don't have to you know go back year after year that petion that decision is covered by somebody else it's just clear about that decision's fine any discussion we'll take that to a vote all in favor
015iose exension now's there's been a recommendation by Dr Avery and through through communication also with Dominic and the leadership team we have item b c d and e um and they're still working on making sure that uh every word it it it Bridges completely and seamlessly into uh what we want to do in our district and represent our district as a home um so I would entertain a motion to uh move Item B C D and E to the next uh policy and Personnel uh committee that should be on March 12th second Wednesday of the month um before before I do that I got one question I'd like them to look into I the policies okay is sure the alcohol drugs and tobacco use including U perform enhancing substance there's a place in there where
016it says it's violation marijuana is a violation of Connecticut state law which is no longer accurate and then if it would be okay to strike that whatever and also being that is not a violation of state law is it still okay to keep all the rest of the ramification which probably probably is because we could we don't have to let our kids drink alcohol and all that other stuff we can make extra exclusions but just to double check the this not a violation of state law it's still a violation of federal law we can what all those policies contained there the for the for the violation of state law based on their age that's going be for them you are correct only yeah this is this only cover would still be a violation state so
017so so maybe it would be rather than strike violation state law add some add some wording for those under the age of those medical look into that any other discussions on uh item BCB e that anybody saw I know I I send it over to the full Board hearing that I'll make a motion to I'll accept that motion to move those items over to the next uh Personnel uh policy and Personnel meeting that should be March 12th a second so mov so moved and chief second okay any discussion seeing none I'll take uh all in favor I I any opposed any ascensions motion carries so Item B C D and E will be moved over um next uh item is uh motion to I entertain a motion to jve Second all in favor I any
018oppose any exensions once again thank you very much thank you I have a blessed night everyone