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Newburgh Board suspends employee during due-process hearing after rejecting expanded public comment
Summary
At a special Jan. 23 meeting, the Newburgh Board of Education voted 5-4 to suspend employee No. 12325 with pay pending a contract-required due-process hearing; the board twice rejected motions to open a 30-minute public-comment period before going into executive session.
At a special meeting Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, the Newburgh Board of Education voted 5-4 to suspend employee No. 12325 with pay and benefits while a contract-required due-process hearing is pending. The board also voted to recess into executive session to discuss employment matters and legal advice earlier in the meeting, and twice rejected efforts to open the floor for 30 minutes of public comment on agenda and non‑agenda items.
The suspension vote followed a motion added to the agenda and then approved on the floor. The motion, which was read into the record, states: "Be it resolved that employee number 12325 is hereby suspended with pay and benefits during the pendency of a due process hearing as required by contract." On the…
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