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Board expels student for remainder of 2024‑25 and 2025‑26 school years; approves personnel hires and pay increase for support staff
Summary
Following executive session, the board voted to expel one student for the remainder of this school year and the 2025‑26 year with referral to the Rise Up alternative program; trustees also approved a personnel slate including a hire for sixth‑grade boys basketball and a 5% wage increase for educational support staff for FY26.
After a closed executive session, the Richland County CUSD 1 Board of Education took two personnel and discipline actions.
First, the board voted to expel "Student A" for the remainder of the 2024‑25 school year and for the 2025‑26 school year and to refer the student to the district's Rise Up alternative program. The motion was approved by roll call. The board did not discuss details of the underlying case in open session beyond the motion recorded on the public agenda.
Second, board members approved a personnel slate as presented in open session with one item pulled for separate action: the board separately approved hiring Daryl McDowell as the sixth‑grade boys basketball coach.
The board also approved a recommended 5% wage increase for educational support staff effective in fiscal year 2026. Administrators said the increase is a districtwide adjustment for support employees and the motion passed on roll call.
Why it matters: an expulsion and referral to an alternative program remove a student from regular enrollment and assign alternative educational placement; the personnel and wage votes affect coaching assignments and compensation for noncertified staff across the district.
All personnel and disciplinary votes were taken by roll call; the superintendent's office will implement the personnel changes and communicate wage adjustments to affected employees.
