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Suffolk school board votes to send ethics policy to review, approves AV purchase and several resolutions, and upholds two student discipline recommendations
Summary
At its March 12 meeting, the Suffolk City School Board certified two closed sessions, approved a $4,311 AV purchase, sent a board‑norms policy to the Policy Review Committee for possible repeal, approved multiple resolutions including one authorizing a forensic audit, and upheld student placement recommendations from closed session.
The Suffolk City School Board met March 12, 2026, at Kings Fork Middle School and took several formal actions including certifying closed sessions, approving purchases and resolutions, and directing further review of board policy.
The board first moved into and later certified a closed session held under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act to discuss a student long‑term suspension appeal. The certification vote after the closed meeting passed with five yes votes and two abstentions (Board member Riddick and Vice Chair Howell). Later in the evening the board entered a second closed session on a separate student assignment matter and later voted to uphold the student services committee’s recommendation.
On governance and policy, the board voted unanimously to send…
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