School board accepts three resignations after discussion about resignation letters

St Clair County Schools’ board accepted three resignations during the meeting and addressed concerns about the content of some resignation letters.

Board members said the district had offered departing employees a chance to provide more detail and feedback on issues raised in their resignation letters but that the employees declined. The board described language in at least one resignation letter as making accusations the administration found baseless.

“At our pre-meeting, we need to have some of the areas of concern,” an unidentified board member said while moving to table two agenda items earlier in the meeting, later asking for a motion to accept the three resignations. Another unidentified board member said it was “frustrating when we get people resigning and making accusations … that are seemingly baseless,” and added that the district had offered an opportunity to elaborate but the employees chose not to do so.

The resignations were listed on the consent agenda as the resignations of Courts, Rube and Moret. The board member asked for a motion to accept the three resignations; a motion was made to accept them as part of the consent agenda.

The discussion was limited to the contents of the resignation letters and the board’s frustration that staff who make criticisms in resignation letters did not pursue clarifying conversations with administration. The record does not include additional details from the employees who resigned, nor does it show specific allegations from the letters.

The board did not place additional requirements or investigatory directions on the record at the meeting; no formal follow-up assignment to staff or a timeline for further action was stated during the discussion.