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Former staffers urge board to investigate unpaid reimbursements and termination issues
Summary
At the April 9 Kashia Elementary School District board meeting, public commenters raised concerns about a January resignation and alleged unpaid reimbursements totaling about $5,753 and payroll-day discrepancies; the board did not take immediate action and referred requests for records.
Whitney Badgett read a public comment at the April 9 meeting announcing her resignation effective Jan. 31, 2025, and provided the board a copy of her remarks for the record.
Former district employee Tami Bell told the board he served as superintendent/principal/teacher during the 2022–23 school year, was terminated that year and asked the board to investigate unpaid reimbursements. Bell said he has $1,333 in personal expenses and that a request submitted by Brenda Mitchell, described in his remarks as a reading specialist, amounts to approximately $4,420. He also said he brought furniture for the "teacher house" and that his contract listed 210 days but he was paid for 189 days; Bell said he raised the payroll issue with the county office of education.
Board members did not take action during open session on the reimbursement claims. The meeting minutes show public comment was recorded and the board asked that written materials be submitted for clarity and recordkeeping.
The record provided by public commenters names Brenda Mitchell as having submitted a reimbursement request; the board did not provide a response during the meeting and no formal motion to investigate or audit these reimbursements was recorded.
The board later entered closed session on a personnel matter (teacher) and reconvened to open session, reporting no action taken. The complaintants' request for a formal investigation or specific follow-up was not adopted on the record.
