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Effingham CUSD 40 board keeps closed-session minutes sealed, approves personnel list and expels one student
Summary
During open session the Effingham CUSD 40 board voted to retain certain closed-session minutes and destroy electronic recordings before July 2023, approved the district personnel list, and voted to expel "Student A" beginning Jan. 28, 2025 through the end of the 2025–26 school year and refer the student to an alternative educational setting.
During its open session, the Effingham CUSD 40 board voted to keep specified closed-session minutes sealed and to destroy electronic recordings made before July 2023; it also approved the district personnel list and voted to expel a student, effective Jan. 28, 2025 through the end of the 2025–26 school year, with a referral to an alternative educational setting.
The board considered the status of closed-session minutes and audio recordings and recommended that the listed closed-session minutes remain closed. The board also approved destruction of electronic recordings created prior to July 2023, a period described during the meeting as 18 months. The motion to retain the minutes and destroy recordings was seconded by Steve and approved by the board.
The board approved the personnel list on a motion by Erica, seconded by Dasha. During the roll call on that motion, members recorded affirmative votes and the motion passed.
On student discipline, the board voted to expel "Student A" from Effingham Unit 40 Schools beginning Jan. 28, 2025 and continuing through the end of the 2025–26 school year, and to refer the student to an alternative educational setting. The motion was made by Steve and seconded by Erica; the board recorded affirmative votes and the motion passed.
The meeting concluded with a motion to adjourn, which carried. No additional discussion or appeals were recorded in the provided transcript excerpt.
