There is nothing wrong with your principal's response. S/he
may or may not have been consulted about the policy and may
or may not have had any input whatsoever in its creation.
Truly, if it is a Board policy the principal is correct in
stating that it is beyond his/her control.
When you think about it, what other response could the
principal have made?
What would you have said?
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