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Dorchester School District 2 board upholds district recommendation to terminate teacher

Dorchester School District 2 Board of Trustees ยท November 13, 2025

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Summary

After an executive session on a teacher dismissal appeal, the Dorchester School District 2 Board of Trustees voted 5-0 (2 absent) to uphold the district recommendation for termination. The action followed procedural motions to enter and exit executive session earlier in the meeting.

The Dorchester School District 2 Board of Trustees voted Nov. 13, 2025, to uphold a district recommendation to terminate a teacher after an executive session on the matter.

Board Chair (unnamed) opened the meeting and confirmed a quorum and that the media had been notified in compliance with the Freedom of Information Act. The board then approved the consent agenda before moving into executive session "for the purpose of hearing a teacher dismissal appeal," a motion moved by Miss Powell and seconded by Miss Farnsworth that the chair announced carried 5 in favor, 2 absent.

After returning to open session, Trustee Farnsworth moved that the board "uphold the district recommendation for termination as presented in executive session." The motion was seconded by Miss Lee. The chair announced the vote as 5 in favor, 2 absent, and the board recorded a formal decision to uphold the recommended termination.

The board did not state details about the teacher, the underlying charges, or next steps in the public portion of the meeting. The motion and vote on the termination were the only formal substantive actions recorded in public minutes about the dismissal.