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Board ratifies suspensions, leaves and a termination after executive sessions
Summary
After two executive sessions, the Lincoln County Board of Education ratified a multi-day unpaid suspension for a service employee, approved paid administrative leave for a professional employee, and voted to terminate a probationary service employee; all motions passed 5-0.
The Lincoln County Board of Education on March 31 ratified disciplinary actions following two executive sessions, approving a multi-day unpaid suspension for a service employee, paid administrative leave for a professional employee, and the termination of a probationary service employee.
The board voted 5-0 to ratify a previously imposed two-day unpaid suspension for a service employee and to add three additional unpaid days. The board stated the added days would be the 2nd, the 3rd, and the day after spring break (identified in discussion as April 13). The employee was named in open session as Irvin Workman.
The board also approved two days of paid administrative leave (March 11–12, 2026) for a professional employee identified as Michael Patrick; that motion carried 5-0. Separately, the board approved the superintendent’s recommendation to terminate the probationary contract of a service employee, effective March 31, 2026. The terminated employee was identified as Jobe Gill; that motion likewise passed 5-0.
Board members entered executive session to discuss personnel and discipline matters and announced on return to open session that no votes had been taken while in executive session. The disciplinary actions and personnel outcomes were recorded in open session votes after the executive sessions.
The board provided no additional details on the underlying investigations or allegations in open session. The motions and recorded votes were made on the public record and carried unanimously.
