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Board authorizes immediate gate repair for safety, will seek insurance reimbursement
Summary
After a car struck a campus gate, trustees authorized an emergency repair to restore campus security and directed administration to file an insurance claim and seek reimbursement; the motion passed 6–1.
The Forrest City School District board approved paying for a damaged campus gate to restore security and authorized administration to pursue reimbursement through insurance.
Board members discussed whether the gate damage should have been covered by insurance. Speaker 3 asked whether the district had sought insurance recovery; administrators said there was no known previous coverage and recommended paying now to restore site security. Speaker 2 said the district will pay the repair vendor now, submit a claim to insurance and seek reimbursement later.
The packet listed an initial vendor amount of $10,590, while later discussion referenced $10,095; trustees acknowledged the discrepancy and recorded the motion to proceed for immediate repair in the interest of safety. The motion passed 6–1.
Administration said it will file the insurance claim and report reimbursement status to the board when available.
