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Elizabethton board unanimously suspends policies to accept $100,000 Harbor Freight grant for instructor
Summary
The Elizabethton Board of Education voted unanimously to temporarily suspend specified board policies so a teacher can receive a portion of a $100,000 Harbor Freight Tools for Schools award. The suspension was framed as a one-time accommodation tied solely to this grant.
The Elizabethton Board of Education voted unanimously to approve a one-time suspension of board policies so a teacher may receive a portion of a $100,000 Harbor Freight Tools for Schools award.
Richard Van Huss, identified in the meeting as director, told the board the grant — written by teacher Jerry Egan — included a provision asking that the instructor receive part of the award. Van Huss said two board policies could conflict with that request (identified in the meeting as Policy 5.1/5.11 and Policy…
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