Forsyth County Board upholds tribunal appeal; suspension to end with 2024–25 school year

The Forsyth County Board of Education voted unanimously Tuesday to uphold the decision in tribunal appeal No. 230430 and to amend the disposition so the suspension will end on the last day of the 2024–25 school year.

Board members took the vote after returning from an executive session that the board said was held to discuss a tribunal appeal and personnel matters. The board first motioned to exit executive session and then considered the tribunal item in open session. "Do I have a motion to uphold the decision of the tribunal appeal number 230430?" a board member asked during the meeting. A motion to uphold the tribunal, with the amendment specifying the suspension end date, was made and seconded; the chair called the vote as unanimous.

The motion language recorded at the meeting stated: "Move to uphold the decision of the tribunal with the further conditions and disposition to be amended to allow the suspension to end the last day of the 2425 school year." The motion was recorded as made by Board Member Chris Grimes and seconded by Board Member Wes McCall. The board recorded the vote as unanimous.

The item was introduced following an executive session called earlier in the meeting for a tribunal appeal and personnel. No additional details about the underlying conduct, the appellant’s identity, or the tribunal’s original findings were read into the public record during the open session. The board did not state any statutory citation or policy number when taking the vote.

Because this disciplinary action was first discussed in executive session and the motion in open session did not include additional operative facts, the public record at the meeting limited what was disclosed: the tribunal number (230430), the amended suspension end date (last day of the 2024–25 school year), and the board’s unanimous decision to uphold the tribunal’s outcome.

The board did not announce a schedule for further public disclosure or appeal filings during the meeting.