Members of the USD 252 Southern Lyon County Board of Education started a pair of significant discussions on future policy as part of their meeting Monday night.
Board members started the official conversation on policy for naloxone, a drug used to reverse overdoses of opioids like fentanyl — which has been gaining a lot of local and national headlines over the last 18 months. Superintendent Mike Argabright says a lot more discussions are coming later this year.
Board members may well adopt policy by June, if not sooner.
The board also discussed possible equipment to detect vape pens. Argabright says the district is in the middle of some trial runs to determine what detectors work and which ones may be best for district schools. A decision may be made by the start of the upcoming school year in July.
Separately, the district board had a lengthy discussion on the strategic plan, focusing on economic development after the recent announcement of a nearly $2 billion semiconductor facility to be built in Coffey County. Argabright says it’s important for the district to tailor its programs and prepare students for the workforce needs of the future, including that specific project.
Board members also got the latest update on electric school buses after the district was recently approved to purchase several four buses at $1.5 million total. The district is researching which buses may be best going forward.
In addition, board members got an update on the locker room renovation project that’s been ongoing at Olpe schools for several months.
