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North Kingstown School Committee upholds suspension, votes to terminate certified employee
Summary
At a special meeting March 12, the North Kingstown School Committee voted 5-0 to uphold a January decision to suspend and terminate a certified employee; the committee disclosed no votes were taken in the executive session that preceded the action.
The North Kingstown School Committee voted 5-0 on March 12 to uphold its Jan. 6 decision to suspend “certified employee A” for the remainder of the school year and to terminate that employee at the start of the next school year.
The motion, offered by the committee chair (not identified in the public transcript), said: “After considering the evidence presented by the parties, I make a motion that the committee uphold its 01/06/2025 decision to suspend certified employee a for the remainder of the school year and then terminate their employment at the commencement of the next school year.” The chair moved the motion and a member seconded; the committee then voted. Committee members announced the motion carried 5 to 0.
The chair also moved to seal the meeting’s executive-session minutes from March 12, 2025, and disclosed to the public that no votes were taken while the committee was in executive session. The executive session had been convened under Rhode Island law governing executive sessions for personnel matters (R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-46-4 and § 42-46-5(a)(1)), as noted at the start of the meeting.
The vote implemented the committee’s earlier Jan. 6 personnel decision; the transcript records no additional conditions, amendments or timelines attached to the termination motion. The committee adjourned after confirming the motion carried.
