Mt. Vernon Township High School Board of Education met Feb. 3.
Here are the minutes provided by the board:
Kathy Asbery: Absent
Jonathan Ashby: Present
Crystal Hemby: Present
David Kassner: Present
Terry Knowles: Present
Terry Milt: Present
Bill Schulte: Present
Present: 6, Absent: 1.
1. Call to Order/Pledge of Allegiance
2. Roll Call
3. Staff Input, Board Input, Public Input
4. Executive Closed Session
Student disciplinary cases. 5 ILCS 120/2(cX9).
Enter closed session at 5:02 p.m. This motion, made by Terry Knowles and seconded by Crystal Hemby, Passed.
Kathy Asbery: Absent, Jonathan Ashby: Yea, Crystal Hemby: Yea, David Kassner: Yea, Terry Knowles: Yea, Terry Milt: Yea, Bill Schulte: Yea
Yea: 6, Nay: 0, Absent: 1
Enter Open Session at 5:24 p.m. This motion, made by Crystal Hemby and seconded by Bill Schulte, Passed.
Kathy Asbery: Absent, Jonathan Ashby: Yea, Crystal Hemby: Yea, David Kassner: Yea, Terry Knowles: Yea, Terry Milt: Yea, Bill Schulte: Yea
Yea: 6, Nay: 0, Absent: 1
5. Action as a result of closed session
Recommendation is make a motion that student #283900, and their suspension from school on 1/24/2025 through 2/3/2025 be upheld as administered and the student be expelled from Mt. Vernon Township High School for the remainder of the 2024-2025 school year, and all of the 2025-2026 school year, and the 1st semester of the 2026-2027 school year. Student #273900’s expulsion will be held in abeyance pending completion of all requirements at the ROE#13 Safe School Program. This motion, made by Terry Milt and seconded by Crystal Hemby, Passed. Kathy Asbery: Absent, Jonathan Ashby: Yea, Crystal Hemby: Yea, David Kassner: Yea, Terry Knowles: Yea, Terry Milt: Yea, Bill Schulte: Yea
Yea: 6, Nay: 0, Absent: 1
6. Adjournment
Adjourn at 5:27 p.m. This motion, made by Terry Knowles and seconded by Bill Schulte, Passed.
Kathy Asbery: Absent, Jonathan Ashby: Yea, Crystal Hemby: Yea, David Kassner: Yea, Terry Knowles: Yea, Terry Milt: Yea, Bill Schulte: Yea
Yea: 6, Nay: 0, Absent: 1
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