If it's spring, it's high school assessment season

After hearing from one high school group on the instructional use of new Chromebook computers in Spanish language studies, and watched a demonstration of Knowledge Team students who had placed seventh in state competition this year, the Medical Lake School Board, absent member Peggy Schweikhardt, quickly got down to business.

The board approved a first reading of revised policies related to student health, infectious diseases, and anaphylaxis prevention and response.

One policy relating to the use of medications at school added language prohibiting the use of medical marijuana.

While marijuana...