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Board approves minutes and consent agenda, appoints ASBA delegate and approves student expulsion
Summary
At its meeting the Alma School District board approved prior meeting minutes, the consent agenda, appointed Dustin Hughes as the ASBA delegate, and—after an executive session—approved a superintendent recommendation for student expulsion (student not identified).
The Alma School District board conducted several formal actions during its meeting, approving minutes, a consent agenda item, appointing an ASBA delegate and, after deliberating in executive session, approving a recommendation for student expulsion.
Minutes and consent agenda: The board moved and seconded approval of minutes for Sept. 11, Sept. 17, Oct. 2 and Oct. 9 and carried the motion by voice vote. Later the board moved, seconded and carried approval of the consent agenda by voice vote.
ASBA delegate: Board members nominated and appointed Dustin Hughes as the district's delegate to the Arkansas School Boards Association delegate assembly for the December conference. The appointment was confirmed by a roll of "Aye" responses; the motion carried.
Student disciplinary action and expulsion: The board moved to enter executive session to deliberate a student disciplinary matter. Following executive session, an unidentified board member moved "to approve the recommendation for student expulsion," the motion was seconded and carried by voice vote. The transcript does not identify the student or provide details of the disciplinary incident; the board treated the matter in executive session per its stated authority.
Minutes of the meeting record no public comments during the public comment period. After completing business, the board adjourned.
Actions recorded in the meeting minutes include approval of minutes and the consent agenda, appointment of Dustin Hughes as ASBA delegate, the motion to enter executive session on a student disciplinary matter and final approval of a recommendation for student expulsion. The board did not record identifying information about the expelled student in the public transcript.
