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Bullhead City School Board votes to terminate employment of 'Mr. West' after executive session
Summary
After multiple executive‑session convenings May 6, 2026, the Bullhead City School Board voted unanimously to terminate the employment of “Mr. West.” The motion was moved by Fred Rushton and recorded as approved by all board members present; the transcript does not include Mr. West’s first name or job title.
The Bullhead City School Board voted May 6, 2026, to terminate the employment of “Mr. West” following an executive session called under provisions of Arizona law governing confidential personnel and pupil‑discipline matters.
Board member Fred Rushton moved to terminate Mr. West’s employment after the board returned from executive session; the motion was supported in the roll call that immediately followed. President Melinda Sobrowski and all other members present—Charlene Diaz, Barbara Zierzicki and Sheila Barnett—recorded votes in favor. The transcript records the board’s vote as unanimous in favor of the motion. The transcript does not include a second for the motion on the public record, and it does not provide Mr. West’s first name, position, or additional factual findings from the executive session.
Board counsel or staff repeatedly read statutory language on the record before the executive session. The board cited Arizona Revised Statutes §38‑431.03 (executive‑session authority) and a series of citations read into the record concerning pupil suspension/expulsion statutes (transcribed in the meeting record as ARS 15‑8‑40a, 15‑8‑41 b/d and 15‑8‑43 a and f–h). Those citations were read aloud during the procedural motion to convene the closed session and were flagged by participants when a printed agenda number appeared incorrect.
Because the action followed an executive session on matters the board characterized as confidential, the transcript does not include discussion of the grounds for termination or supporting evidence. The public record in this transcript shows only the motion text, the mover (Fred Rushton), and the unanimous recorded vote. The board did not state Mr. West’s job title or provide his first name on the record in the provided transcript.
Next steps: the transcript does not record any further administrative steps, notice to staff, or a public statement by district leadership about Mr. West’s status beyond the motion and roll‑call approval.
