Mount Olive board approves consent agenda and votes to disenroll two students after residency hearing

The Mount Olive Township Board of Education approved a package of consent agenda items and, in closed session, voted to adopt a resolution arising from a residency hearing that ordered disenrollment of two students and assessed tuition for ineligible attendance.

During open session a board member moved to approve action items 6.1 through 9.8 (with a correction noted to item 9.1). The motion was seconded and the board took a roll‑call vote; the minutes record a majority of affirmative votes with abstentions noted on items tied to specific personnel or substitute‑rate matters.

In closed session the board considered a residency‑hearing committee recommendation and adopted the formal resolution (recorded as agenda item 10.1). The resolution, as read into the record, found that two students (identified in the resolution by district ID numbers) "were not legally domiciled with the [district]" for a specified period and directed that the students be disenrolled. It ordered the parents to be assessed a total of $1,800 in tuition for the period the students were found ineligible, authorized the business administrator to negotiate a payment plan subject to board approval, and required that written notice of the decision and families’ rights to contest the finding be served.

The roll call recorded unanimous yes votes from members present for the residency resolution. The resolution also instructed the business administrator to negotiate potential payment arrangements and to report back to the board on any agreements or appeals. The board moved into confidential session for the discussion and returned with the action recorded in the minutes.

Board members and administrators said they will provide follow-up information to members of the public who requested details about committee minutes, attendance data and personnel follow-up. The district also committed to meeting individually with families affected by personnel and safety incidents raised during public comment.