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Board approves criminal background-check policy and routine personnel and consent items

Forsyth County Schools board meeting · May 13, 2026
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Summary

The Forsyth County Schools board unanimously approved updates to policy GAK-1 (criminal background checks), a set of personnel items, and the consent agenda; motions to enter and exit executive session for personnel were also approved.

At the May 12 meeting the Forsyth County Schools board approved several procedural and policy actions by unanimous voice votes.

The board first moved into executive session for personnel matters and exited by unanimous vote. Following that session the board voted unanimously to approve grouped personnel recommendations (a 1–28, b 1–5, c 1–39). The consent agenda was then presented and approved by unanimous voice vote.

In action items, Derek Hershey presented proposed revisions to policy GAK-1 (criminal background checks) incorporating legal counsel recommendations. A board member moved approval, a second was made, and the board approved the updated policy by unanimous vote.

All votes reported in the transcript were recorded as unanimous; no roll-call tallies or names for individual yes/no votes were given.