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Muskegon board clears volunteers including two building parents with felony records
Summary
The Muskegon Public Schools Board of Education voted 7-0 Feb. 18 to approve volunteer clearance for two building parents who have felony convictions; the minutes record the fact but do not provide conviction details or the policy basis for approval.
The Muskegon Public Schools Board of Education approved volunteer clearance for two building parents with felony records during its Feb. 18 meeting.
The motion, presented under new business, passed on a vote of 7-0 (mover Billie Bruce, support Morgan Witmer). Minutes state only that the volunteers are ‘‘2 Building parents that have felonies’’; they do not record the nature of those felony convictions, whether the district applied a statutory or policy-based exception, or any conditions attached to the volunteers’ service.
District minutes do not include additional discussion or a notation of any background-check policy applied in this instance. The action was recorded as an approval under the consent items for volunteer clearance and proceeded without recorded abstentions or recusals.
