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Labette County board votes to immediately terminate teacher Sean Price
Summary
After multiple extended executive sessions, the Labette County USD 506 Board voted 5-2 on May 12 to immediately terminate teacher Sean Price. The motion was made by Board member Dr. Kolette Smith and followed a series of closed sessions on employee performance.
Board member Dr. Kolette Smith moved the Labette County Unified School District 506 Board "to terminate the contract of Sean Price immediately," a motion seconded by Board member Kevin Cole that passed 5-2 at the May 12 meeting in Altamont.
The motion followed a long series of executive sessions and multiple extensions to closed discussion on an individual employee’s performance under the Kansas Open Meetings Act (KOMA). The roll call recorded in the minutes listed votes as: Rich Falkenstien — No; Brian Harlow — Yes; Justin Bebb — No; Greg Bogner — Yes; Jessie Foister — Yes, yielding a 5-2 outcome. The minutes note earlier, shorter executive sessions that produced "no action," but the termination motion was adopted after the extended closed deliberations.
Board member Rich Falkenstien explained his dissent in open session: "I will be voting no on this motion, not because I approve of the actions by the staff member, but because termination is inconsistent with how we have handled employee matters in the past twelve years and does not represent who we are as a school district." The minutes record no direct public response from the teacher, Sean Price, in open session.
The board’s minutes do not specify further personnel details or next administrative steps such as appeal timelines or personnel-record processes. The meeting returned to open session after the vote and continued with member remarks and adjournment.
