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Board upholds student discipline and residency appeals, declines mid‑year contract release for special‑education teacher
Summary
After executive session the board upheld a disciplinary committee recommendation, denied a residency appeal and declined a mid‑year contract release request by a special‑education teacher, directing notification to the Mississippi Department of Education as required by policy.
Following executive session for student and personnel matters, the Lamar County School District Board took three recorded actions.
Discipline appeal: the board heard a discipline‑appeal packet for MSIS#001410162 presented by administration and upheld the disciplinary committee’s recommendation. No one appeared on behalf of the student.
Residency appeal: the board reviewed a residency appeal involving MSIS#001726457; administration provided circumstances and the parents appeared. After discussion the board upheld the committee decision requiring the students to transfer to the district where they currently reside.
Contract release request: the board considered a request by Katelyn Mattocks, a special‑education teacher at Baxterville Elementary School, for a mid‑year release from her teaching contract. Administrators reviewed records related to the mid‑year resignation; the board declined to release her until a qualified replacement is hired and directed that, in accordance with board policy, the Mississippi Department of Education be notified of an abandonment of contract and that the board request revocation of the teaching license per MDE policy.
Each motion was made, seconded and adopted by recorded vote (5-0). The minutes note administrators who presented details to the board during the executive session.
