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Board pulls three discipline cases over concern the wrong matrix was used, pauses meeting for clarification
Summary
Board member Miss Donnell told colleagues the packet appeared to apply a previous discipline matrix to student-recommendation items; the board pulled items 20.01 (items 2, 3 and 5) for clarification and recessed five minutes while administrators verified which matrix applied.
Board member Miss Donnell raised concerns that the packet for several student‑discipline recommendations appeared to use the district's previous discipline matrix rather than the matrix the board approved earlier this year, prompting the board to pull and table the affected consent items and take a short recess for staff to clarify.
"My question was in reference to number...it seems as if the previous display matrix from 24‑25 was used on this one," Miss Donnell said, noting the district approved a new matrix in January and expressing concern that the packet's accumulation data may not reflect the new standards. Board members emphasized they could not discuss student identities in open session and asked administration to confirm which policy applied to the recommendations before the board took final action.
The chair proposed pulling the identified items from consent so the board would not appear to circumvent the committee process and to avoid returning a recommendation that may have applied the wrong disciplinary standard. The board identified items from consent item 20.01 (specifically items 2, 3 and 5) for further review. A motion to pull and table those items and to take a five‑minute recess was made and approved by voice vote.
Members said the short recess would allow staff—including Ms. Popple and Superintendent Wentworth—to verify whether the correct matrix had been applied and to provide clarification when the board reconvened. Board members also discussed options including brief private review steps, but they emphasized that any continuation of student‑specific disciplinary discussions must comply with privacy rules and board policy.
The board returned from a brief recess to continue its agenda; the transcript indicates staff were asked to clarify the matrix application and that the pulled items will return for board consideration after that verification.
