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Berkeley County board grants two appeals, denies two others; accepts personnel recommendations
Summary
At its Oct. 20 meeting the Berkeley County Board of Education split four student expulsion appeals — granting two and denying two — and approved personnel recommendations discussed in executive session.
The Berkeley County Board of Education on Oct. 20 granted two student appeals and denied two others after private deliberations in executive session, and then approved administrative personnel recommendations for the current school year.
The board returned from executive session and considered four separate expulsion appeals. For student number 1 the board voted to grant the appeal and assign the student to the Next Steps Learning Center; the motion was made by Miss Coates and seconded by Ms. Bradley and carried by voice vote (ayes recorded as 8-0). For student number 2 the board moved to deny the appeal and uphold the expulsion; that motion, moved by Miss Davenport and seconded by Mr. Borden, passed by voice vote (ayes recorded as 8-0). For student number 3 the board voted to deny the appeal and keep the student assigned to the Next Steps Learning Center; the motion passed by voice vote (ayes recorded as 8-0). For student number 4 the board granted the appeal and assigned the student to the Next Steps Learning Center after a hand vote that passed 5-3.
After the student appeal votes, the board considered personnel matters that had been discussed in executive session and approved the administration's personnel recommendations for the current school year; that motion carried by voice vote (ayes recorded as 8-0).
The board noted — when returning to open session — that no action had been taken while in executive session. The meeting record shows all four appeals were handled in sequence with public motions, seconds and roll calls or voice counts as recorded above.
Procedural details from the meeting record: motions to hear and decide each appeal were made on the floor and called to question with recorded voice or hand tally votes; the assignment to Next Steps Learning Center was the specific placement ordered for appeals that were granted or where placement was retained. The personnel approvals were described by the board as “personnel recommendations of the administration as discussed in executive session.”
The board adjourned following routine committee reports and a set of other consent and committee recommendations that were handled later in the meeting.
