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Board discusses Facebook‑post controversy and investigation; motion to add termination resolution to agenda fails
Summary
Board and community members debated a teacher’s social‑media posts and the district’s investigation. Superintendent said the district interviewed the teacher, consulted legal counsel and the sheriff's office, and reviewed policies; an attempt to add an employee‑termination resolution to the agenda failed on a 2–5 roll call vote.
Board members and members of the public spent significant time on a controversy over a teacher’s social‑media posts and whether the district should pursue personnel discipline.
At the meeting’s start a board member moved to add as "other matters" an agenda item to discuss and possibly vote on an employee‑termination resolution. The motion to make the meeting a voting meeting (to add and vote on the resolution the same night) was made by Mrs. Herndon and seconded by Mr. Sellers. On a roll call the board recorded two yes votes (Mrs. Herndon and Mr. Sellers) and five no votes (Mr. Doss, Mr. Lipsky, Mr. De Villa, Mr. Cypress and Mrs. Ross); the motion failed and the board proceeded to public comment.
During public comments multiple residents and students spoke in defense of a teacher identified in public remarks as…
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