Pittsburgh school board approves committee reports, hears that nine students were expelled
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At its March 25 meeting the Pittsburgh Board of Public Education approved multiple committee reports and personnel items, and the chair reported that nine students were expelled for 11 days or more this month; the meeting ended with routine financial, HR approvals and board announcements.
The Pittsburgh Board of Public Education met March 25, 2026, approved several committee reports and personnel items, and was told that nine students were expelled this month for 11 days or more.
The board, which opened the joint legislative session with the Pittsburgh Mount Oliver Intermediate Unit, approved minutes, business-and-finance reports, a personnel report and human-resources items by motions, and accepted financial statements for the period ending 12/31/2025, 01/31/2026 and 02/28/2026. The chair read an executive-session statement noting the board met in executive session on March 18 and immediately before the legislative meeting to discuss personnel matters; the board does not vote in executive session.
The chair reported student-discipline figures under item 8.14, saying, "There were 9 students expelled out of school for 11 days or more." The education committee report (agenda items 5.01–8.14) was approved in a roll-call vote; the transcript records two abstentions on specific items (an abstention from item 8.03 and another from item 5.02) while the remainder of the report was approved. The business-and-finance committee report for agenda items 9.01–12.04 and the human-resources report (13.01–14.09, including addenda A and B) were approved without discussion.
Director Barker used the announcements period to offer congratulations to the Pittsburgh Obama boys basketball team and other city teams for reaching state-level competition, saying, "I just wanna say, huge congratulations to, the Pittsburgh Obama, boys basketball team, for going, to the states." The chair echoed thanks to staff and families who traveled to support the students.
The board adjourned after routine business. No new policy measures, ordinance numbers, statutes or legal authorities were cited during the legislative portion of the meeting.
