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Board approves revised meeting-procedures policy after debate and failed tabling motion
Summary
The Greenville County Schools board approved a revision to policy BCBA governing meeting procedures, effective Feb. 1, 2025, after a failed motion to table. The meeting also approved several routine contracts, school improvement plans and a physical-education exemption.
The Greenville County Schools Board of Trustees on Dec. 10 approved revisions to board policy BCBA (meeting procedures and place) after a contested debate and two roll-call votes.
Board member Mister Cochran objected to advancing the policy change in December, arguing it left the public little time to review the proposed modifications. “To ram this change through without giving them a reasonable opportunity to consider the change and express their views is just kinda reprehensible to me,” Cochran said during the discussion and moved to table the item until January.
Dr. Presley, speaking in clarification, said members could…
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