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Governor Wentworth Regional School Board denies parent's request to change student placement
Summary
On Aug. 15, 2025, the Governor Wentworth Regional School Board entered non-public session under RSA 91-A:3, II(c) to consider a student matter and voted unanimously to deny a parent's request for a change of placement, citing manifest educational hardship; a board member recused herself.
The Governor Wentworth Regional School Board voted unanimously Aug. 15, 2025, to deny a parent's request for a change of student placement after a non-public session that began at 4:02 p.m. at the SAU Office Conference Room.
Board member Kirsten Burke recused herself from the matter, citing a personal connection, and did not participate in the deliberation or votes on the case. The board entered non-public session under RSA 91-A:3, II(c), the statute the minutes cite for closed deliberations about a student matter.
Dr. James Manning moved to enter non-public session at 4:02 p.m.; Kayla Hewitt seconded. The roll-call vote on that motion was recorded as yes from Tom Bickford, Kayla Hewitt, Dr. James Manning, Mary Schillereff and Brodie Deshaies. According to the minutes, the board discussed the student matter in non-public session and then voted unanimously to deny the parent's request for a change of placement on the basis of "manifest educational hardship." The minutes do not record a mover or seconder for the denial vote.
At 5:55 p.m. Dr. James Manning moved and Mary Schillereff seconded a motion to end the non-public session; the roll call again recorded unanimous consent among the five members present. The board then voted to adjourn at 5:55 p.m.; the motion to adjourn was moved by Dr. James Manning and seconded by Mary Schillereff and carried unanimously.
The meeting minutes were submitted by the School Board Secretary and indicate the minutes were approved by the board on Sept. 8, 2025. The minutes do not provide details about the substance of the student's placement request beyond stating the denial was on the basis of manifest educational hardship.
