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Board approves personnel report and several closed-session actions, including religious exemption and attendance release
Summary
Following closed session, the board approved a religious exemption for a student, released a student from compulsory attendance, and approved the personnel report; one board member said they would certify in writing that they had no involvement in listed hiring decisions.
After returning from closed session, the Prince Edward County School Board took several personnel-related actions.
Chair moved to approve a religious exemption for a student and the motion carried. The board also moved to release a student identified in the record as "Student B" from compulsory attendance; the motion carried after a second. Finally, the board approved the personnel report. A board member stated they would certify in writing that they had no involvement in any hiring decisions reflected in the personnel list and said they would not vote on that item. The minutes record that the personnel motion carried with abstentions noted: the meeting chair later stated there was "1 abstention."
The board gave the superintendent authority to hire necessary personnel and to pay bills during the July recess; staff will bring finalized personnel matters back to the board at the August meeting for formal ratification.
Next steps: superintendent to implement hiring authority as needed, and staff will return formal personnel items to the board in August for ratification.
