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Bearden board approves six student transfers; one member objects
Summary
The Bearden School Board approved six board-to-board transfers to Harmony Grove School District at its August meeting. The motions passed with five members voting for and one member, Jeff Ballard, opposing both transfer motions.
The Bearden School Board approved six board-to-board student transfers in its August 2025 meeting, with board member Jeff Ballard recording the lone dissent on both motions.
Five students — Jaston Burks, Grayson Pierce, Lydia Gartman, Raegan Webb and Shelby Webb — were approved to transfer to Harmony Grove School District after a motion by Tony Harrow that was seconded by Ken Juniel. The motion was recorded as carried with Doris Parham (President), Joannie Cayce (Vice President), Harcrow, Juniel and India Weatherly voting in favor and Jeff Ballard opposed. A separate motion by Ken Juniel, seconded by Harcrow, approved a transfer for Zy’Asia James with the same roll-call result.
Board-to-board transfers allow students to attend a neighboring district; the motions did not record reasons for the individual transfer requests in the meeting transcript. The votes were cast during routine agenda business; no appeals or formal challenges to the transfers were recorded.
The motions were moved and seconded on the floor and recorded in the official minutes; there were no additional procedural steps noted. The board did not record detailed discussion about capacity, transportation or tuition related to the transfers during this meeting.
