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Meeting roundup: student-discipline approvals, FOIA policy first reading, calendar change and public comment
Summary
The Fluvanna County School Board approved student-discipline cases taken from closed session, held a first reading of a revised FOIA (KBA‑R) fee policy, approved the textbook committee and amended the school calendar to make Dec. 18 a full student day; a public speaker sharply criticized a departing Columbia representative.
The Fluvanna County School Board, meeting Dec. 18, approved multiple routine and actionable items after reconvening from closed session.
Shortly after opening, Superintendent doctor Dreitz recommended approval of student-discipline cases 12a through 12j that had been discussed in closed session; a motion and second passed by voice vote.
On policy, the board heard a first reading of KBA‑R, an update to the division's FOIA protocol that would replace ad‑hoc hourly charging with a consistent flat-rate fee schedule aligned with Virginia Department of Education guidance. Trustees discussed whether issuing school phones to board members could reduce FOIA workload and redaction expense; staff said the proposed rate table appears on page 4 of the policy draft.
The board approved the consent agenda items (6a–6d) and later approved a textbook adoption committee for math and literacy. Trustees also voted to amend the school calendar, changing Thursday, Dec. 18 from a half day to a full student day to allow completion of SOL testing within the state's testing window.
During the meeting's second public-comment period, Ashley Crocker of the Fork Union District criticized the departing Columbia representative's conduct in office, alleging disruptive behavior, denial of white privilege, pandemic-era missteps and unilateral submission of a charter application without a board vote. No on-the-record response to those allegations appears in the meeting transcript.
The meeting concluded with board members offering thanks to outgoing members and wishing staff and students a safe holiday; a motion to adjourn passed by voice vote.
What happens next: KBA‑R will return for further consideration at a future meeting and staff will submit documentation on the revised carryover request to county accounting and proceed with required follow-up tasks.
