Kingsport board affirms student disciplinary hearing authority decision
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The board moved to affirm a parent appeal of an SDHA (student disciplinary hearing authority) decision from Dec. 18, citing policy 6.317 and maintaining confidentiality; the motion was seconded and proceeded with no public details disclosed.
The Kingsport City Schools Board moved to affirm a student disciplinary hearing authority (SDHA) decision from Dec. 18 after a staff presentation and limited board discussion.
Mister Nash presented the appeal and told the board the district must maintain student confidentiality, limiting public detail. He outlined three options under board policy 6.317: "You can affirm the decision of the hearing authority ... you can modify the decision to a lesser penalty, or you can grant a hearing before you as a [board]." The presenter advised the board of those options without offering specific factual details about the underlying case because of confidentiality rules.
Meeting Chair (Speaker 1) moved to affirm the decision of the disciplinary hearing authority; the motion was seconded. No public roll call or further detail about the case was recorded in the transcript, and the board moved on after the procedural motion.
Because the case involves a student, the board did not discuss particulars in open session and did not disclose the SDHA’s original sanction or identifying information in the meeting record.