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Nashville School Board votes to terminate employee Tandy Ray after closed-discipline hearing
Summary
Superintendent Doug Graham recommended termination of employee Tandy Ray and the Nashville School Board voted to accept the recommendation, making the termination effective 04/21/2025; the motion passed with a recorded 4-0 tally.
Superintendent Doug Graham recommended that the Nashville School Board terminate the employment of Tandy Ray, effective April 21, 2025, and the board voted to accept his recommendation.
The board took the matter into open session after a closed disciplinary hearing. Graham presented the recommendation and urged action; a board member who said they had spoken at length with Ray nevertheless argued for consistent treatment "when someone is charged with a felony," and the motion to accept the superintendent's recommendation was moved and seconded. The vote was recorded as 4 yes, 0 no.
Graham framed the decision as part of the board’s responsibility to separate staff from the classroom when potentially serious charges exist and presented the termination as the outcome of the closed-session proceedings. In closing remarks after the vote Graham summarized the legal options available to the board (accept, reject, or modify the recommendation) and said the board had chosen to accept the recommendation.
The board did not provide further public details about the disciplinary file in open session. The board’s action was limited to accepting the superintendent’s recommendation; no additional sanctions or employment conditions were announced at the meeting.
The meeting proceeded to other agenda items after the vote; the board recorded the action as part of its April meeting minutes.
