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Mentor Exempted Village board approves two overnight student trips for this weekend
Summary
The Mentor Exempted Village Board of Education voted 4-0 Feb. 25 to approve two overnight student trips — the speech and debate team’s state competition and a ski trip — added to the consent agenda.
The Mentor Exempted Village Board of Education voted 4-0 Feb. 25 to approve two overnight student field trips scheduled for that weekend, including the speech and debate team’s state competition and a ski trip.
The trips were approved under consent agenda item 3A after the superintendent presented the recommendation. “I have the following recommendation listed under the consent agenda and recommend approval of item 3 A,” the superintendent said. Board members then moved and seconded the item and the motion passed 4-0.
Board member Miss Ioffman raised a procedural concern before the vote, saying, “This wasn't in the system yesterday, so I didn't know we had anything we were voting on,” and asking that future items be posted at least a day in advance. Other board members confirmed they had received the sunshine notice required for special meetings.
The record identifies the trips only as an overnight speech and debate competition (state-level) and a ski trip; specific dates, destinations, chaperones, costs to families, and transportation arrangements were not specified in the meeting transcript.
The approved consent item was the only substantive action on the district business portion of the agenda before the board moved to executive session.
The board did not provide additional public details about trip logistics or funding at the meeting.
