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Votes at a glance: Board advances four policy items to readings and rescinds two older discipline policies
Summary
At the meeting the board moved a group of policies to readings, advanced a nondiscrimination policy to a third reading, and rescinded two older discipline policies; actions were taken by voice vote and described as approved in the meeting record
The Cheshire School District Board of Education took the following formal actions during the meeting.
Votes at a glance
- Moved policies 5131.81 (electronic devices), 5131.911 (bullying / school-climate) and 5111.3 (undocumented students) to a first reading. Motion was seconded and the board approved the motion by voice vote. The board chair called for “All in favor?” and members responded in the affirmative; no recorded roll-call tally was provided in the meeting record.
- Moved policy 0521 (nondiscrimination) to a third reading. Motion was seconded and approved by voice vote.
- Approved rescinding policies 5144 (discipline) and 5131 (conduct and discipline appendices) as redundant after the board adopted consolidated discipline and suspension/expulsion language at the prior meeting. Motion was seconded and carried by voice vote.
- The board then moved to adjourn.
Notes and context
The meeting transcript does not provide a roll-call vote tally or named vote record for these motions; the minutes record a voice vote with unanimous affirmative responses at the prompts. For items that remain at a reading stage (first or third), no formal adoption occurred at this meeting; the actions advance the policies to the next step of review and public posting. For the rescission motion, board members said the older policies are redundant with a recently adopted consolidated discipline policy and were moved to be rescinded.
If the board later takes recorded roll-call votes on any of the posted items, those recorded tallies will replace the voice-vote record noted here.
