Higley board approves professional staff discipline policy update 

The Higley Unified School District Governing Board has approved revisions to a policy governing discipline, suspension, and dismissal of professional staff members after brief discussion on its intent and changes.

The update to the policy passed unanimously following a question from Board Member Sara Jarman about whether the policy’s language adequately addressed follow-up and compliance monitoring.

“I just wanted to touch base how we're kind of feeling about this,” she said. “There was kind of an aspect of follow-up and compliance, like monitoring, like touching base, like recircling back. And I didn't know if this policy, how we feel about it, if it's good and gets to the point, if it's enough.”

Human Resources Executive Director Karen Johnson clarified that the district’s changes sin