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Board approves disciplinary suspension and finalizes broad personnel agenda after executive session

Mercer County Board of Education · April 14, 2026
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Summary

Following a brief executive session, the board approved a three‑day unpaid suspension for a custodian and moved through an extensive personnel agenda that included transfers, recalls and reductions in force; multiple items recorded with votes or abstentions as required by conflict rules.

The board convened an executive session April 13 to discuss personnel matters and returned to approve recommendations.

Administration recommended a three‑day suspension without pay for James Lynn, a custodian at Bluefield Middle School, for violation of the employee code of conduct; the recommendation covered days already served in March. The…

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