Board affirms one-day student suspension after executive session

After returning from executive session the board took formal action to affirm the administration's disciplinary determination and uphold a one-day suspension for the student discussed in executive session. The motion to affirm carried by roll-call vote; the transcript records Mr. Golden, Mr. Phillips, Ms. Row., Ms. Juliana and Mr. Davis voting yes.

The motion read, in part, that “the Board of Education, having considered the parent appeal presented in executive session, hereby affirms the administration's disciplinary determination regarding the one-day suspension” for the student referred to in the executive session discussion. The board did not record a public statement of the underlying incident during open session; the vote and its outcome were announced after the closed deliberation.

The action was taken immediately after the executive session; following the vote the board adjourned. The board did not identify the student by name in public session; the transcript includes the student reference used in the executive session record.