Board approves updated Emergency Operations Plan and a student-discipline resolution after executive sessions

The Holly Area Schools Board of Education recessed twice to executive session during its April 13 meeting — once for security planning and again to discuss a student-discipline matter — and acted on safety planning and a discipline resolution after returning to open session.

At 9:17 p.m. the board recessed under Section 8(1)(k) of the Michigan Open Meetings Act for security planning; the motion was made by Dr. Cunningham, supported by Mrs. Young and passed on a 7–0 roll call. The board reconvened at 10:08 p.m.

Immediately following that reconvening, the board approved an update to the Holly Area Schools Emergency Operations Plan. Mrs. Young moved the approval, Dr. Cunningham supported it, and the roll call was 7 Aye, 0 No.

The board then recessed at 10:09 p.m. under Section 8(b) of the Michigan Open Meetings Act for a student-discipline executive session with parental permission; the board reconvened at 11:00 p.m. After returning to open session, the board approved a resolution regarding a specific student-discipline case referenced in the transcript as student 2425-19. The motion by Dr. Cunningham, seconded by Mr. Deahl, passed 6 Aye, 1 No (Blair).

The meeting record identifies statutory authority for the executive sessions as noted above and records the roll-call votes for both the emergency plan approval and the student-discipline resolution. The board did not provide further details about the contents of the security-planning discussion or specifics of the student-discipline case in open session; the transcript identifies the student only by an internal reference number.