I sat through two-thirds of the policy committee's meeting on Wednesday, and here's what I took away. They had asked the school's law firm to send an attorney to answer questions. The man was polite and helpful, despite long, circular discussions that went on and on. He told the board some things that should clear up controversies that should never have happened. *They cannot go into classrooms and look at teachers' grade books. That information is available in other places, so they don't even need to. *They cannot wander the school halls looking for violations of the handbook. They should not consider themselves one-person investigators of any situation. *They should not take parent/citizen complaints that have not already been made to involved staff. Chain of command is important and works efficiently in most cases. *They can name a school board member to hiring committees. I'm thinking that question came in reaction to the football coaching job. *They can as