Cedar Springs board votes 4-0 to rescind "31aa" resolution application for 2025-26

The Cedar Springs Public Schools Board of Education voted unanimously Dec. 29 to rescind its "31aa" resolution application for the 2025-26 school year. The motion "to take action to rescind 31aa Resolution application for the 2025-26 school year" was moved by Board member Shoffner and supported by Board member Bowser; the vote was recorded AYES: Bowser, Reed, Shoffner, Slager; NAYS: None, and the motion carried 4-0.

The special meeting minutes list the action under "Action Items" but do not include additional detail about the content or consequences of the 31aa application. The record notes public comment occurred earlier in the meeting and that Superintendent Scott Smith will follow up with community members, but the minutes do not state whether that follow-up informed the board's decision to rescind the application. The meeting convened at 6:05 p.m. and adjourned at 6:37 p.m.