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Shawnee board rejects OSSBA Section D and promptly tables it for future consideration
Summary
Board members voted down approval of Section D of the OSSBA-recommended School Board Policy Manual and then voted to table the item for later consideration; the first motion failed 0-6 and the motion to table passed 6-0 (one absence).
The board considered Section D of the Oklahoma State School Boards Association (OSSBA) recommended School Board Policy Manual on April 13. A motion to approve Section D (moved by Clif Harden, seconded by Russ Oliver) failed on a 0-6 vote with one member absent.
Immediately after the failed approval vote, the board moved (Clif Harden; seconded by Jeanne Swinney) to table the item rather than adopt it that evening; the motion to table carried 6-0 (one absence). The minutes record the votes: all present members voted against adoption and then voted to table.
The minutes do not provide detail about the board's substantive objections to Section D or the timeline for returning the item from the table. Tabling preserves the district's ability to revisit proposed policy language at a later meeting, and staff may be asked to bring additional information or revisions before a final adoption vote.
