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Board appoints hearing officer and votes to enter closed session on student-discipline matter
Summary
The board approved a resolution appointing John C. Cava as the hearing officer for a student-discipline hearing and voted to go into closed session under Section 8(1)(a) of the Open Meetings Act to consider the discipline matter.
The Bedford Public Schools Board of Education voted to appoint John C. Cava as the hearing officer for an upcoming student-discipline matter and then approved a motion to go into closed session to consider the case.
A board member moved to appoint John C. Cava as hearing officer; the motion was seconded and carried on a roll-call vote. Later the board moved to enter closed session pursuant to Section 8(1)(a) of the Open Meetings Act to consider the discipline of a student. The motion carried on a recorded roll-call vote. Staff announced the public video stream would be discontinued for the closed session and said that on returning to open session the only actionable items would be a motion regarding the hearing officer’s recommendation and adjournment.
The board did not discuss details of the discipline in open session; the motion and statutory citation were recorded on the public agenda and in the roll-call vote.
