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Board affirms multiple HIB determinations and approves two student disenrollments amid divided votes
Summary
On March 23 the Jefferson Township Board of Education affirmed multiple Superintendent HIB findings, approved determinations on specific incidents and voted to disenroll two students by SID number; several votes recorded abstentions and at least one Nay.
The Jefferson Township Board of Education voted during its March 23 meeting to affirm and approve multiple Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying (HIB) determinations presented by Superintendent staff and to disenroll two students, listed in the agenda by student identification numbers.
Several HIB-related motions (M.1, M.9, M.11–M.15) were approved in a sequence of votes during the second public session. The record shows members casting abstentions on multiple HIB items and one recorded Nay on motion M.11; the minutes list who abstained and who voted Nay, but the motions as presented were entered into the minutes as approved actions or affirmed determinations according to the agenda.
The motions referenced specific incident file numbers and student SIDs as required by district process; no student names were recorded in the minutes. The board’s roll-call entries show some members absent from parts of the meeting and noted abstentions, consistent with board practice when members have conflicts or insufficient information to vote.
Board materials also reported updated HIB incident counts: Jefferson Township Intermediate School (JTIS) had seven reported incidents with six listed as unconfirmed after the update recorded in the second public session. The board recognized the HIB reports for the period reviewed.
The motions do not identify resulting disciplinary sanctions in the minutes; where the motion language referenced disciplinary outcomes or procedural steps those details were recorded by SID number only. The board did not name students in public minutes; student privacy safeguards were preserved in the record.
