Georgetown-Ridge Farm board convenes, moves to closed session on student-discipline matter

The Board of Education of the Georgetown-Ridge Farm Community Unit District #4 convened its regular meeting on May 5, 2025. President Kevin Latoz called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. at the district Superintendent’s Office, 502 Mulberry Street in Georgetown, Illinois, and the board recorded a quorum with members Sandi Doggett, Lisa Coburn, Carla Pollman, Greg Emmert and Mike Gragert present.

The published agenda included an adjournment to a closed meeting “for Student disciplinary cases” under the Illinois Open Meetings Act citation 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(9). The minutes show the board moved into closed session and later recorded an "Action on Student Discipline Decision." The transcript does not provide substantive details of that decision; personnel and student-discipline matters are confidential under state law and the board provided no public particulars in the record.

A procedural motion recorded in the minutes was entered as carried with no nay votes; the transcript lists the roll call names and notes “Motion Carried.” The meeting record concludes with an adjournment motion carried by unanimous vote and signature lines that identify Darla Attutis as Recording Secretary and Kevin Latoz as President.

Because the discipline matter was handled in closed session, the public minutes do not disclose the nature of the action or identify any students, consistent with 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(9). The transcript includes no timing or follow-up details about any additional public action; the record ends with adjournment.