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Board upholds superintendent's directive to remove Cyndi Berger from school premises
Summary
At a Nov. 20, 2025 special session, the Shawnee Public Schools board voted 4-1 (with two members absent) to accept the superintendent's recommendation regarding a directive removing Cyndi Berger from school premises. An attempt to shorten the removal period failed for lack of a second.
The Board of Education of Independent School District No. 93 voted on Nov. 20, 2025 to accept the superintendent's recommendation regarding a directive removing Cyndi Berger from school premises. The decision followed presentation of the superintendent's summary, a written response from Berger, and board questions during a special session at the district administration building in Shawnee.
Turner Bass moved to amend the directive to reduce the time period from six months to two months effective Nov. 1, 2025, but "no second was made. Motion failed." The board then considered a motion by Mandy Hillhouse, seconded by Jeanne Swinney, "to accept the recommendation from the Superintendent with regard to the directive of Cyndi Berger." That motion carried. The minutes record the vote as: Turner Bass: No; Jeanne Swinney: Yes; Russ Oliver: Yes; Clif Harden: Yes; Mandy Hillhouse: Yes; Casey White and Kristen Wilson were absent (Yes 4, No 1, Absent 1).
The record shows Berger submitted a written response as part of the appeal process; the minutes do not include the text of that response or additional findings by the board. The meeting record also documents the formal order of the written appeal process and that board members were afforded an opportunity to ask questions. The minutes do not specify further enforcement steps or an effective expiration date beyond the directive discussed at the hearing.
