2026-27 Code of Conduct and District Safety Plan Updates

Posted Date: 07/10/26 (03:00 PM)

July 10, 2026

Dear Pearl River Families,

Both the Code of Conduct and the District Safety Plan must go out to the community for public comment for 30 days. After the 30-day comment period (July 10th - Aug 10th), there will be a public hearing (Aug 11th), and finally the Board of Education will vote to approve the documents (Aug 11th).

District Safety Plan:

The 2026-2027 draft District Safety Plan (which includes the Pandemic Illness and Remote Learning Plans) was prepared by the district’s administrative team and the District Safety Team. The District Safety Plan is a public framework required by the SAVE law to prevent, respond to, and recover from multi-hazard emergencies and incidents across an entire school district. There are several technical updates with no substantive changes from the 2025-2026 Plan.

If you have any questions about the draft 2026-2027 District Safety Plan, please email John Piscitella at piscitellaj@pearlriver.org by August 10, 2026.

Code of Conduct:

The 2026-2027 draft Code of Conduct was prepared by the district’s administrative team. Areas where adjustments were made include:

Pages 4-5	Student-Staff Communications via Email, Cell Phones, Text-Messaging or other forms of electronic communication
Pages 11-14	Student Suspension Process
Pages 14-15	Dress and Grooming
Pages 15	Computer and Internet Use
Pages 15-16	Use of Internet-Enabled Devices (as per Policy 5695)
Pages 20-27	Infractions with Penalty References

If you have any questions about the draft 2026-2027 Code of Conduct, please forward them to Dr. Tina DeSa at desat@pearlriver.org by August 10, 2026.