• Updated

• The Columbia school board on Monday tabled a vote on its revised bullying policy, a year and a half in the making. Board member Paul Harper said some members wanted cleaner language. The vote is now expected at the board's Oct. 21 work session, and the policy would not take effect until January 2027. The revision would require staff, substitutes, contractors and volunteers to intervene in and report bullying, and would require the district to notify the families of both the alleged victim and alleged perpetrator within five school days of a completed investigation.