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Dixon USD 170 board approves discipline recommendation for student #13431 after executive session
Summary
At a March 26 special meeting, the Dixon USD 170 Board of Education recessed to executive session on student disciplinary cases and then approved the discipline recommendation for student #13431 by a 5-1 vote; details were not disclosed publicly due to student privacy.
At a special meeting on March 26, 2026, the Dixon USD 170 Board of Education voted 5-1 to approve a discipline recommendation for student #13431 after an executive session on student disciplinary cases.
Board President Linda Wegner called the meeting to order at 7:15 p.m. and the board moved into executive session at 7:16 p.m. “for the purpose of discussing student disciplinary cases,” after a motion by Mr. David Fritts, seconded by Mrs. Melissa Gates. The board returned to open session at 7:57 p.m.; the motion to reconvene passed unanimously.
In open session, Mrs. Melissa Gates moved and Mr. Brandon Rogers seconded to approve the discipline recommendation pertaining to student #13431. Mrs. Wegner read the resolution before the vote. The motion passed with five votes in favor — David Fritts, Melissa Gates, Brandon Rogers, Kathleen Schaefer and Linda Wegner — and one opposing vote from Jon Wadsworth.
The transcript and public minutes do not include details of the disciplinary measure; the board handled the matter in executive session, consistent with student privacy protections under state law. The board recorded the meeting and posted the video to its website after the meeting, according to the meeting notice.
The special meeting concluded with a motion to adjourn at 8:00 p.m., made by Mr. Brandon Rogers and seconded by Mrs. Melissa Gates. Absent from the meeting were Linda LeBlanc-Parks, Margo Empen and the Superintendent. Also listed as present were Assistant Superintendent Doug Stansford, Chief School Business Official Marc Campbell, Assistant Principal Kylie Downie and Officer Ryan McWethy of Reagan Middle School.
