001four and I call this meeting to order. All members of the board are present. It is the practice of our board of education to begin our meeting with prayer and the pledge of allegiance. We invite you to bow your heads for prayer and stand to join us in the pledge if you so choose. Let's bow our heads. Lord, we respectfully ask for your guidance and wisdom as we proceed with the business before us. Keep us mindful of our purpose of providing a quality education for the students attending Taylor County Schools. Amen. To the flag of the United States of America and to the stands nation indivisible and justice for all. >> Dr. Stallings, do we have any adjustments or addendums to the agenda? >> No, Miss Garvin, we do not. Very good. Superintendent respectfully requests
002approval of the agenda as presented. >> So moved. >> Miss Mrs. Gallow moves. Mr. Taylor seconds. All those in favor? >> I. Motion passes 50. Bringing us to the 5000 series. Student matters, legal matters. Superintendent respectfully recommends that FY2601 be expelled from Grafton High School for a length of time to be determined by the board and possibly declared a dangerous student pursuant to West Virginia Department of Education policy 4373, West Virginia code 18A1-1A and 61-6-24 and Taylor County Board of Education policies 5500 and 5610. And specifically, the student made statements about shooting the school and when questioned admitted to having done so. This is a student hearing of the Taylor County Board of Education. Your child has been suspended from school. The purpose of this hearing is to determine if he or she has violated
003West Virginia code 18A1-1A, West Virginia code 616-24, West Virginia WVDE policy 4373, and TCBOE policies 5,500 and 5600. I serve as the hearing officer for the Taylor County Board of Education. The board members and I shall serve as hearing examiners and will listen to the evidence and render a decision in this matter. As the parents and guardian of this child, do you wish to have this hearing in executive session, which would be closed to the public, or in an open hearing, which would include the live stream? >> Outstanding. At this point, I will entertain a motion for executive session. >> M Mr. Douty moves. Mrs. KN seconds. All those in favor? >> I motion passes 5. >> We're just going to give it a sec.