A disciplinary committee meeting ended with the panel approving an addition to the school disciplinary policy that expands who may initiate disciplinary referrals. The committee read the proposed language aloud and adopted the change by voice vote during a meeting where eight members were present.

The paragraph read into the record states, in part: "Each teacher and school employees may take disciplinary action to correct a student who violates school rules or who interferes with an orderly [educational process]. No principal or administrator shall retaliate or take adverse employment action against a teacher or school employee for taking disciplinary action against the student if the disciplinary action that the teacher take is in accordance with school board policy." The text was read by an unidentified meeting speaker as the final paragraph on the disciplinary sheet.

An unidentified committee member clarified that the wording in blue reflects a recent change at the state level. "Before the changes were made by the state legislature, that would have read 'each teacher may take disciplinary action,'" the member said. "The changes...now includes every teacher and school employee. So school employees now are empowered to recommend a referral or write a referral, etcetera, if they see students perpetrating inappropriate behaviors on campus." The committee discussed that the revision expands referral authority beyond classroom teachers to other school staff who witness misconduct.

A motion to approve the revision was made (mover identified orally as "Toots") and seconded (identified as "Miss Anderson"). The chair called for a voice vote and said "All in favor," after which the change was declared approved. The meeting record shows the committee earlier reported eight members present and a quorum before the motion.

After approving the policy language, the committee moved to adjourn. A motion to close, moved by "Miss Gantt" and seconded by "Miss Maranella," was accepted and the meeting ended.

The committee did not provide a document citation or ordinance number for the policy change during the meeting; the discussion referenced "school board policy" and action by the state legislature as the basis for the blue-line wording. No recorded roll-call vote or member-by-member tally was entered on the transcript; the chair recorded approval following a voice vote.