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Vallivue trustees expel student, approve staff actions; one abstention on teacher termination process
Summary
At its Dec. 10 meeting the Vallivue board voted to expel a high school student for one year and approved motions to release an elementary teacher and begin termination proceedings for a high school teacher; the latter recommendation passed with a 4-0 vote and one abstention (not named in transcript).
The Vallivue School District Board of Trustees on Dec. 10 approved several discipline and personnel actions.
On a motion by Jennifer Cox, seconded by Clay Christensen, the board voted 5-0 to expel one high school student for one calendar year. The transcript records the motion and the roll-call outcome but does not provide additional factual details about the student or the conduct that led to the expulsion.
Also on motions recorded in the meeting packet, the board voted to "appeal the December decision and release an elementary teacher from their contract"; that motion, as recorded in the transcript with Jennifer Cox as mover and Paul Tierney as second, carried 5-0. The transcript presents the motion text verbatim; the phrasing is ambiguous about which administrative decision is being appealed and the board packet did not include further clarifying language in the excerpt provided.
Separately, the board recommended beginning the termination process for one high school teacher. The transcript records that Clay Christensen made the recommendation, seconded by Amy Johnson, and that the motion carried 4-0 with one abstention. The transcript does not identify which member abstained.
The motions were presented under the Students/Personnel/Property portion of the agenda; the board did not provide additional case-specific details during the public portion of this meeting.
