Hagerstown, MD (June 16, 2021) - On June 15, 2021, the Board of Education of Washington County (Board) approved the first reading of proposed changes to Policy JEDB, entitled “Student Dismissal Precautions.”

The Board’s Policy Committee (Committee) is seeking comments from the community at this time on the attached proposed changes.  You may submit your comments on or before June 30, 2021, electronically to the members of the Committee and to the staff liaison to the Committee.  The e-mail addresses are as follows:

• Mr. Pieter Bickford, Committee Chairperson: [email protected]
• Mr. Stan Stouffer, Committee Member: [email protected]
• Mrs. Melissa Williams, Committee Member: [email protected]
• Ms. Patricia Ursprung, Deputy Legal Counsel and Staff Liaison to the Committee: [email protected]

In the event you wish to mail your comments to the Committee, you may do so at the following mailing address:

Mr. Pieter Bickford, Policy Committee Chairperson
Washington County Board of Education
10435 Downsville Pike
Hagerstown, Maryland 21740

In the event you need a hard copy of the policy under consideration, you may contact the Public Information Office at 301-766-2846.  It is anticipated that the proposed changes will be submitted to the Board of Education at its public business meeting on July 13, 2021, for the second reading and the Board’s final review and approval.

Thank you.

Notice Date: June 16, 2021