Board upholds superintendent's directive to remove Kayla Winchester from school premises

The board heard the written appeal process related to Kayla Winchester's removal from school premises and then voted on the superintendent's recommendation. "Motion was made by Mandy Hillhouse and seconded by Jeanne Swinney to accept the recommendation of the superintendent to uphold the directive to Kayla Winchester," the minutes record.

The motion carried with a 5–1 vote (Casey White dissenting) and one absence (Kristen Wilson). The minutes record the board's procedural steps for the appeal—submission of the superintendent's summary, presentation of Winchester's response, questions from board members and then the recorded vote. The minutes do not provide details of the underlying incident beyond the appeal procedure and outcome.