Suffern school board moves into executive session to review personnel file and student suspension appeal

The Suffern Central School District Board of Education recessed into executive session on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, to review the employment history of a pedagogical employee and to consider an appeal of a superintendent suspension of student number 6172025, the board chair said.

The chair opened the meeting and noted the board was fully present, saying, “May the record reflect that all board members are present.” The chair then announced that the board would consider a motion to go into executive session “for the purposes of number 1, reviewing with the superintendent of schools and assistant superintendent for human resources, employment history of pedagogical employee” and “reviewing with the superintendent of schools, appeal of superintendent suspension of student number 6172025.”

A motion to enter executive session was made and seconded during the public meeting. A committee member told the board they had previously discussed the matter and had asked that it be placed on the executive agenda for discussion. The chair said they would confer with the superintendent to determine whether the item was appropriate for that night or should be carried to a later meeting.

The board voted by voice; the chair announced the ayes and asked for any opposition or abstentions before adjourning to executive session. The chair said the public meeting would resume at approximately 7:30 p.m.

During the exchange the chair addressed individuals by name—calling, “Mister Shapiro,” and asking, “Mister Kern?”—but the public portion of the transcript does not record either of those named individuals taking a speaking turn in the segments provided.

No formal decisions on the underlying personnel matter or the student suspension appeal were recorded in the public segments; those matters were scheduled for confidential consideration in executive session.