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Palm Beach County School Board approves agenda and consent items, closes expulsion session with no public speakers
Summary
At a special meeting that opened and closed an expulsion session in public, the School Board of Palm Beach County approved its agenda and consent items and adjourned; an impasse hearing with SEIU and a closed risk-management session were scheduled to follow.
The School Board of Palm Beach County on a special meeting date not specified approved its agenda and consent items and adjourned after brief procedural actions; no members of the public spoke during the meeting.
Board Chair (name not specified) opened the session and led a roll call before the board recited the Pledge of Allegiance, led by General Counsel Sean Bernard. Missus Sinclair called roll; six board members were present and one member, Edwin Ferguson (District 7), was absent.
The approvals were routine motions. Erica Whitfield moved to approve the agenda; Gloria Branch seconded and the motion carried unanimously among members present. Whitfield again moved to approve the consent agenda; Branch seconded and the motion carried unanimously. Vice Chair Marsha Andrews moved to adjourn; the motion was seconded by Ms. Savallero and carried unanimously. The board recorded no public comments during the meeting.
The meeting opened and closed a special expulsion session in public and the agenda stated the board would next hold an impasse hearing in the case of Service Employees International Union (SEIU) versus the School Board of Palm Beach County, followed by a closed-door risk-management session and then a workshop and special meeting back in the boardroom. No substantive details about any individual expulsion were discussed on the public record in the transcript provided.
The board took only procedural action during this sitting: approving the published agenda and the consent docket and adjourning the special meeting. The impasse hearing, closed session and workshop listed on the agenda were scheduled to occur after the adjournment of the items recorded here.
