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Board approves consent items, travel requests and personnel motions; out-of-state FFA trip clears 4–1 amid safety and cost questions
Summary
The Harrison County Schools board approved consent items (including a speech therapy contract), multiple out-of-state travel requests and personnel motions. One student trip to an FFA show passed after debate about van versus bus transportation and insurance; vote recorded 4–1.
HARRISON COUNTY — The Harrison County Schools board approved a slate of routine and personnel items Thursday, including a contract recommendation, approvals for out-of-state student travel and a motion to cover conference fees for school nurses.
Consent agenda: The board moved to approve routine consent items that included meeting minutes, financial transactions, open-enrollment transfers and a recommended purchase order to Best Life Therapy for speech therapy services for the 2025–26 school year. A board member asked why the district is contracting when two speech-therapy positions are vacant; staff said the contractor covers vacancies.
Out-of-state student travel (FFA/farm show): The board…
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