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Heads up! Our parent watchdogs have scanned the upcoming agenda for Lisbon Exempted Village. We found 3 items that need your immediate attention before the vote.
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Final Vote on New Student Handbooks
The board is holding a final vote on the 2026-2027 student handbooks for both the elementary and high school under item 6.A. These documents are often where policies on student discipline, gender identity, pronoun usage, and bathroom access are hidden from plain sight. A final vote means this is the last chance for parents to see what new rules will govern their children’s daily lives at school before they are locked in for the year.
Recommended Action Plan
INVESTIGATE: The agenda title is vague. Parents must go to the district’s official agenda website, find the attachments for item 6.A, and immediately review the proposed handbooks for any changes to policies on discipline, gender, or parental notification. Email Superintendent Joseph Siefke at joe.siefke@lisbon.k12.oh.us with any concerns before the vote.
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Undisclosed policy changes affecting parental rights.
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Secret Bullying Reports Accepted Without Public Review
Under item 6.F, the board is voting to accept the district’s official ‘Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying’ (HIB) incident reports for the past year. However, the reports themselves are not public, and the district’s definition of ‘bullying’ is not provided. This is a major transparency failure. These definitions are increasingly being expanded to include things like ‘misgendering,’ turning protected speech into a punishable offense.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Call Board President Tk Hiscox at (330) 424-7714 and ask: ‘What is the district’s official definition of bullying being used in Item 6.F? Why are the HIB incident reports not available for public review before the Board accepts them?’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Enforcing ideological speech codes under the guise of ‘anti-bullying’.
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New Student Drug Testing Policy and Vendor
The board is approving a drug testing policy for students in grades 9-12 involved in sports or extracurriculars (Item 6.E). They are continuing a contract with a third-party vendor, Great Lakes Biomedical. The details of the policy and the vendor’s data privacy protections are not included in the agenda summary, leaving parents in the dark about what triggers a test and who owns their child’s sensitive health data.
Recommended Action Plan
OPT-OUT ALERT: Email Superintendent Joseph Siefke at joe.siefke@lisbon.k12.oh.us and ask: ‘Regarding Item 6.E, who owns the student data collected by Great Lakes Biomedical? Please provide the full policy and the vendor’s data privacy agreement for public review before this is voted on.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: $20.50 per test, plus potential student data privacy violations.
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