Berkeley County board accepts expulsion appeal, approves personnel recommendations
Summary
At its Jan. 12 meeting the board accepted an expulsion appeal and placed the student in the district's alternative program; it also approved personnel recommendations discussed in executive session. Both motions were announced carried by roll call.
The Berkeley County Board of Education on Jan. 12 voted to accept an appeal from the family of “student number 1” and to place the student in the district’s alternative program. A motion to accept the appeal was made and seconded; the chair announced the ayes and stated the motion carried by a vote announced in the meeting (recorded in the transcript as 8–2–0).
Later in the meeting the board moved to accept personnel recommendations that had been discussed in executive session for the current school year. The chair announced that the personnel motion was approved (vote announced as 8–2–0). The board did not discuss personnel specifics in open session but confirmed votes to implement the administration’s recommendations.
The meeting record also shows routine procedural approvals: adoption of the evening's agenda and approval of the Dec. 15, 2025 meeting minutes were both moved, seconded and approved earlier in the session.
What’s next: The board did not provide public details about individual personnel actions from the executive session during open session. The personnel approvals will be implemented according to district procedure; no additional public votes on these same items were announced at the meeting.
