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Board approves consent items, personnel appointments and child-abuse reporting policy; backs bill restricting immigration enforcement by school officers
Summary
At the meeting the board bundled and approved consent contracts, confirmed administrative appointments, adopted policy JEF on reporting child abuse and neglect, and voted to support House Bill 1513 restricting immigration-enforcement functions by school security personnel. All recorded votes were unanimous (7-0).
The Anne Arundel County Board of Education approved multiple formal actions by unanimous votes.
The board voted 7-0 to bundle and authorize awards of contracts listed as consent items 5.01 through 5.06. During discussion, board member Michelle Hunt singled out the Old Mill High School replacement as a long-awaited construction project included in the package.
On personnel, the superintendent recommended administrative promotions and appointments on item 6.01; the board approved the personnel listings by unanimous roll call (7-0).
On policy, the board adopted Policy JEF, “Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect,” on third reading for final adoption. Grace Wilson, senior legislative and policy staff, told the board the policy was updated to incorporate revisions to state regulation; the motion to adopt passed 7-0.
On legislation, staff recommended a position of support for House Bill 1513, titled Public School School Security Personnel Prohibition on Immigration Investigation and Enforcement Functions, which would prohibit school resource officers and school security personnel from participating in immigration enforcement activities at public schools. The board moved to support the bill and recorded a unanimous vote, 7-0.
Votes at a glance: - Consent items 5.01–5.06: motion to bundle and authorize award of contracts; outcome: approved 7-0. (Roll-call recorded ayes from Miss Schallheim, Miss McFarland, Miss Dent, Doctor Tobin, Miss McDermott, Miss Howe, Miss Pulliam, and President Silkworth as part of the 7-member board roster.) - Administrative personnel appointments (6.01): approved 7-0. - Policy JEF (Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect) (6.02): adopted on third reading; approved 7-0. - Motion to support House Bill 1513 (items of legislation): motion approved 7-0.
No recorded dissent or abstentions were entered on these items. The board did not specify further implementation details for the contracts in the meeting record; staff was authorized to award the contracts as listed on the consent agenda.
