Board Report December 2025

Revisions to Policies, Administrative Procedures, and Exhibits — continued

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7:255-AP1, Supporting Students Who are Parents, Expectant Parents, or Victims of Domestic or Sexual Violence

The procedure is updated in response to 105 ILCS 5/26A-25(b)(1), amended by P.A. 104-391, removing the specific hours of training required for employees designated to resolve complaints of violations of the Ensuring Success in School Law.

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7:290, Suicide and Depression Awareness and Prevention

The policy, Legal References, and footnotes are updated in response to: 1. 105 ILCS 5/27-215, added by P.A. 104-391, requiring education for students on mental health and illness; 2. 105 ILCS 5/27-215, added by P.A. 104-391, adding student protocols for admin istering youth suicide awareness and prevention education; 3. 105 ILCS 5/10-20.81, amended by P.A. 104-264, eff. 1-1-26, requiring districts to insert the same contact information for suicide prevention helplines required for student ID cards on employee ID cards for employees serving any of grades 6 through 12; and 4. Continuous improvement. The procedure is updated for the reasons stated in 7:290, Suicide and Depression Awareness and Prevention, above. In addition, the procedure is updated in response to: 1. 105 ILCS 5/10-22.24b, amended by P.A. 103-780, allowing school counseling services to be used for providing educational opportunities for mental health issues and counseling and other resources to students who are in crisis; and 2. Updated contact information in accordance with 105 ILCS 5/2-3.166(c)(7). The Legal References and footnotes are updated in response to 105 ILCS 5/22 110, renumbered by P.A. 104-391. The footnotes are also updated in response to 105 ILCS 5/22-110, amended by P.A. 104-338, eff. 7-1-26, incorporating by reference the definition of artificial intelligence from the Digital Voice and Likeness Protection Act, 815 ILCS 550/, and expanding the definitions of bullying and cyberbullying . The policy, Legal References, and footnotes are updated in response to 105 ILCS 5/27-415, renumbered by P.A. 104-391 and scheduled for repeal on 7-1-27, addressing the requirements for media literacy instruction through the 2026 2027 school year, and 105 ILCS 5/405(c), added by P.A. 104-391, addressing the requirements for media literacy instruction beginning with the 2027-2028 school year. The Legal References and footnotes are also updated for the reasons stated in 7:310, Restrictions on Publications; Elementary Schools , above, and for continuous improvement. The policy and footnotes are updated for continuous improvement. The footnotes are also updated in response to: 1. Ill. School Student Records Act (ISSRA), 105 ILCS 10/2, amended by P.A. 104 356, eff. 7-1-26, revising the definition of student permanent record to include a summary of performance for students that received special education ser vices, and permitting the Ill. Dept. of Human Services (IDHS) to access a student’s records without consent for the purpose of assessing or evaluating a student’s eligibility for Medicaid waiver benefits.; 2. 105 ILCS 5/22-105(c)(4)(B), added by P.A. 104-288, eff. 1-1-26, prohibiting dis tricts from designating place of birth as directory information ; and 3. The renaming of 7:150, Agency and Law Enforcement Requests Police Interviews .

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7:290-AP, Resource Guide for Implementation of Suicide and Depression Awareness and Prevention Program

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7:310, Restrictions on Publications; Elementary Schools

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7:315, Restrictions on Publications; High Schools

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7:340, Student Records

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