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Board approves personnel report, new HR director pending paperwork; accepts expulsion waiver
Summary
The board approved the personnel report — including appointment of Kristen Blust as pending director of human resources — and accepted an expulsion waiver for a student charged with controlled‑substance policy violation, with placement at an alternative program.
The Elizabethtown Area School District board on April 22 approved a personnel report that included hiring actions and other staffing items, and it accepted an expulsion waiver for a student charged under the district’s controlled‑substance policy.
Superintendent Doctor Nel introduced Kristen Blust, the district’s new director of human resources, and noted her pending hire was conditioned on receipt of required paperwork. The board voted to approve the personnel report pending the necessary paperwork and welcomed the new director.
Separately the board considered an expulsion waiver for a student cited for a controlled‑substance policy violation. The student and family elected to waive a formal school‑board hearing and accept the administration’s recommended disposition: expulsion from the district through the end of the 2025–26 school year with placement at River Rock Academy. Two board members abstained from the vote for stated personal reasons; the waiver passed on the roll call.
Board members and administration emphasized confidentiality and statutory protections in student discipline cases and noted the district’s policy and due‑process steps were followed during the process leading to the waiver.
