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Board approves grant appropriations, homeschool-policy revision and a religious exemption; several routine items carried by voice vote

Prince Edward County School Board · December 3, 2025

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Summary

The Prince Edward County School Board approved submitting requests for additional appropriations for grant awards (including a clinical counseling grant), revised the homeschool policy to require written parental consent for information sharing, and accepted a religious exemption presented in closed session.

At its December meeting the Prince Edward County School Board approved several formal actions by voice vote.

Appropriations and grants: Staff sought permission to submit a letter to the Board of Supervisors to appropriate additional grant funds, including a competitive clinical facility grant to support counselors in partnership with Longwood University. A board member moved to appropriate the funds; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote. Specific appropriation amounts were discussed in board documents but were not read aloud in full during the meeting.

Homeschool policy revision: The board reviewed redlined revisions to the home-instruction (homeschool) policy (LBD). The revision clarifies information-sharing rules and states that the school may disclose student information only with the written consent of the parent to the extent authorized by policy. A board member moved to approve the revised policy; it was seconded and approved by voice vote.

Religious exemption: Near the meeting’s end a trustee moved to accept a religious exemption that had been discussed in closed session; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote.

Consent agenda and agenda approval: The board approved the consent agenda and the meeting agenda earlier in the session by voice votes.

Votes at a glance (as recorded in the meeting transcript): - Approve meeting agenda — motion moved (SEG 031), seconded (SEG 032), voice vote recorded as carried. - Approve consent agenda — motion moved (SEG 432), seconded (SEG 433), voice vote recorded as carried. - Approve request to submit appropriation letter for grant awards — motion moved (SEG 1272), seconded (SEG 1276), voice vote recorded as carried. - Approve revised homeschool policy (LBD) — motion moved (SEG 1343), seconded (SEG 1346), voice vote recorded as carried. - Accept religious exemption discussed in closed session — motion moved (SEG 2803), seconded (SEG 2805), voice vote recorded as carried.

The transcript records these outcomes by voice; no roll-call tallies or recorded individual votes were read into the record during the meeting.