Board adopts several personnel resolutions, policies and a student stipulated expulsion; rejects liability claim

The Mount Diablo Unified School District governing board on Oct. 15 approved a package of personnel resolutions and policy revisions, reported actions taken in closed session and adopted a stipulated expulsion agreement for a student with conditions for readmission.

Key votes and formal actions

- Approval of minutes (Sept. 24, 2025): Motion by Trustee Mason; second Trustee McDougall. Adopted 5–0 (support noted from student trustee Oriana Barrera). (Consent action.)

- Approval of the agenda (item 14‑15 pulled): Motion by Trustee Mason; second Trustee Lawrence. Adopted 5–0 (support from student trustee).

- Closed session report — liability claim: By a 5–0 vote the board voted to reject a liability claim filed by Carolyn Fock pursuant to Government Code section 54956.95. The board reported the action in open session.

- Closed session report — existing litigation: The board met with legal counsel and gave direction regarding existing litigation captioned Bailey v. Mount Diablo Unified School District, U.S. District Court (case number as reported by counsel: 3:24‑CV‑00188‑CRB). The board reported it gave direction to general counsel; no public details beyond the direction were provided.

- Closed session report — separation agreement: In closed session the board approved the resignation of one employee under a separation agreement by a 5–0 vote.

- Stipulated expulsion (student 0626): Motion by Trustee Lawrence; second Trustee McDougall. The board adopted the stipulated expulsion agreement for student 0626 on a 5–0 vote. The board recorded the readmission conditions included in the motion: student must not enter district school grounds for any purpose; student will not attend any school‑sponsored activities on or off campus; student will complete coursework through the district opportunity program at Horizons; student must complete 15 hours of counseling; student must demonstrate a successful school experience before readmission including compliance with Education Code 48900 and Education Code 48915 (no violations), satisfactory academic progress with a minimum of 45 credits, at least 80% attendance and no excessive tardies; and student must not commit any expellable offenses as defined under the Education Code prior to readmission. The student trustee does not vote on expulsions and was recorded as not voting for this item.

- Resolution 25/26‑25 — Red Ribbon Week (2025): Trustee Nzewi moved, Trustee Lawrence seconded. Trustees corrected the resolution’s reference to the founding year (document edit to change “1998” to “1988”) and adopted the resolution in support of Red Ribbon Week 2025 on a 5–0 vote (support from student trustee).

- Resolution 25/26‑26 — variable term waiver(s) for administrator(s): Motion by Trustee Mason; second Trustee McDougall. Adopted 5–0.

- Resolution 25/26‑27 — authorize local assignment options (10 teachers): Motion summarized by the board as moved by Trustee Lawrence with a second by Trustee Barrera Oriana. Approved 5–0. (Board cited California Education Code 44258.2 in discussion of local assignment options for teachers.)

- Resolution 25/26‑28 — authorize local assignment options (three teachers holding multiple subject or standard credentials): Motion by Trustee Lawrence; second Trustee Mason. Adopted 5–0.

- Resolution 25/26‑29 — provisional internship permit (special education teacher): Motion by Trustee McDougall; second recorded. Adopted 5–0.

- Policy revisions: The board voted to delete redundant graduation policies and adopt revised Board Policy 6146.1 (motion by Trustee Mason; second Trustee Nzewi) on a 5–0 vote. The board also adopted revisions to BP 3312 (motion by Trustee Nzewi; second Trustee McDougall) and to BP 0420.4/AR 0420.4/Exhibit 0420.41 (motions summarized by board; adopted 5–0).

Procedural notes and limitations

- Vote tallies were summarized by the board as unanimous (5–0) for the actions listed above; the student trustee was recorded as providing support on several routine agenda votes and does not vote on expulsions. Individual roll‑call votes were not read aloud for every item in the transcript; the board’s summary vote totals are recorded above as presented in open session.

- For closed‑session legal matters the board reported giving direction to counsel; no further factual details of the litigation were disclosed in open session.

What this means

The board’s actions complete several personnel and policy housekeeping items and enact a stipulated expulsion agreement with specific conditions for the student’s readmission. The board also reported rejection of a liability claim and that it provided direction to counsel in ongoing litigation. Several personnel and credentialing items (variable‑term waivers, local assignment options, provisional internship permit) were approved in a single package of personnel actions that the board described as part of routine staffing approvals.