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Board approves bond bid acceptance and uses remaining 2023 bond funds for athletic and chiller projects; policy revisions on bullying, expulsion and behavioral‑
Summary
The board approved finance committee recommendations to accept a 2025 general obligation bond bid and approved using remaining 2023 bond funds—$240,000 for athletic complex improvements and $310,000 to replace a DeRidder High School chiller—and also approved four policy revisions, including updates to bullying, expulsion and behavioral health support policies.
During the finance committee report, the board considered three items: a resolution to accept a bid related to general obligation bonds (series 2025) for the parish school district; a request to approve $240,000 of remaining 2023 bond funds for South DeRidder High School athletic complex improvements; and a request to approve $310,000 of remaining 2023 bond funds to replace the DeRidder High School chiller. The board moved to consider these items together, closed discussion and approved them by voice vote.
Separately, the policy committee presented four policy revisions and asked to waive the waiting period. The items included revision of policy file JCDAF (bullying and hazing), JDE (expulsion) and JGCF (behavioral health support for students). The board voted to group and approve the four policy items with the waiting period waived.
The transcript records voice votes approving the finance and policy committee items; detailed roll‑call tallies were not recorded in the transcript.
