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Lancaster ISD board approves trustee mileage reimbursement after split vote amid policy debate
Summary
Trustees approved mileage reimbursement for a member’s trip to Texas Ed Con after a 4–3 vote. The discussion raised questions about setting precedent for board travel, use of district vehicles and whether firearms can be carried in district vehicles, which trustees said requires policy clarification.
The Lancaster Independent School District Board of Trustees approved a mileage reimbursement for a trustee’s trip to the Texas Ed Con in Houston after a divided discussion and a 4–3 roll-call vote.
Trustees debated whether reimbursing individual trustees sets an undesirable precedent after the superintendent had encouraged use of district vehicles to limit out-of-pocket expenses. Trustee…
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