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PCSSD board accepts superintendent recommendation to terminate contract of employee after hearing
Summary
Following a suspension and a formal termination hearing conducted partly in executive session, the board voted to terminate the employment contract of a classified employee, Amy Hyde.
The Pulaski County Special School District board voted on Aug. 12 to accept the superintendent’s recommendation to terminate the employment contract of a classified employee, Amy Hyde.
The board conducted a formal hearing process consistent with district policy and state law. The public portion of the hearing was opened, then the board and hearing officer moved portions of the proceeding to executive session for testimony and deliberation; the board resumed public session to take the final vote. The board’s motion to accept the superintendent’s recommendation to terminate was seconded and approved in open session.
Board leadership said the hearing included procedural safeguards and that the board followed the process described in the agenda materials. Because the matter involved personnel and confidential testimony, the board conducted testimony and deliberations under the legal exceptions that allow executive session for personnel and settlement matters; votes and final actions were taken in public as required by law.
The board did not discuss or disclose confidential details in public minutes beyond noting that it held the hearing, moved to executive session for testimony, and then returned to public session to vote. The employee and counsel were present during the hearing, and the board’s action was recorded in the meeting minutes.
