Edmonds school board scheduled to consider retracting 2024 student sexual harassment policy

What the records say

In materials published ahead of the Feb. 25, 2025 meeting, the agenda said the Edmonds School District Board of Directors was scheduled to take a second reading and action on a proposal to retract the 2024 version of Policy 3205, Sexual Harassment of Students Prohibited, and adopt the previous version of the policy ¹. The item was listed under unfinished business at an estimated 8:25 pm as an action item; the agenda notes all times are estimated ¹. Analysis: a second reading typically indicates the proposal had already been introduced once and was positioned for a final board decision at this meeting, though the agenda itself does not define the term. The agenda noted the item contained an attachment, but that attachment was not part of the available records ¹. The available records do not establish the meeting's outcome ¹.

• The Feb. 25, 2025 agenda listed a second reading of a motion to retract the 2024 version of policy 3205 and adopt the previous version ¹.
• The item was an action item under unfinished business, scheduled for an estimated 8:25 pm ¹.
• The agenda shows the item included an attachment that was not part of the available records ¹.

Why it matters

Policy 3205 governs how the district prohibits and handles sexual harassment of students. If the board acted as proposed, it would replace the 2024 policy wording with the earlier version ¹. The agenda does not explain what changed in the 2024 version or why the board was to revert to the previous wording, so families would need to compare the two policy texts to see any practical difference ¹.

What changed / what's next

• The proposed change would retract the 2024 version of policy 3205 and restore the previous version ¹.
• The records do not establish the outcome of the Feb. 25, 2025 meeting ¹.
• No vote result, implementation date, or further board action is documented in the available agenda materials ¹.