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Independent review finds policy violations but not harassment; Yellow Springs board declines censure vote
Summary
An independent investigator found two violations of board communication policy but no harassment in complaints brought by YSEA; the board debated and then voted down a formal censure of the identified board member, and directed training and procedural reforms instead.
The Yellow Springs Board of Education considered an independent investigative report and ultimately declined to censure a sitting board member after members weighed the findings and recommended next steps.
The district commissioned a third‑party investigator after three complaints from the Yellow Springs Education Association. The investigator concluded that the board member’s late‑night written message to a staff member improperly blurred personal and board communication roles and violated two board policies governing communication with employees; the investigator found no evidence supporting the more serious allegation of harassment.
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