Post by Dom on May 1, 2022 10:37:09 GMT -7
A board member had two incidents where that member became ineligible to remain as a Board member. Instead of following the existing policy, and resigning as was required, the Board member remained on the Board and the Board policy was modified such that the Board Member remained eligible retroactively. Here is the timeline of events and the relevant old and new policies:
OLD Policy: "BLRA Board of Directors Elected and Appointed Position Eligibility Policy" Revision 1 dated 1 March 2020 (linked here)
NEW Policy: "BLRA Board of Directors Elected and Appointed Position Eligibility Policy Revision 2" dated 1 Dec 2021, and posted to Board website and linked here
Issue 1. Board Member disrupted an away basketball game Jan 16, 2020 (game was paused by referee), documented by e-mails from the school Athletic Director to BLPA Principal, and Board member admitted this under oath in Court Order, See related BLRBoardWatch thread: blrboardwatch.freeforums.net/thread/24/banning-parents-resignation-board-member
- WHAT SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED BASED ON POLICY AT THE TIME:
-- Board member should have notified the Board of resignation within 24 hours of disruptive activity
- WHAT APPEARS TO HAVE HAPPENED INSTEAD:
-- Board members kept it quiet for two years, ignored a Dec 4, 2021 request from a Parent to resign, and right after that request immediately changed the eligibility policy to enable the ineligible member to remain on the Board, never notifying the public of a decision, nor taking a vote to approve allowing the Board member to remain on the Board
- Applicable OLD reference:
-- Para 2.5. Individuals who have been involved in any documented incident that disrupted instruction at BLRA or any other school are ineligible to serve in an elected position on the BLRA Board of Directors.
-- Para 3.1. At such time that a status change occurs resulting in an individual's election or appointment becoming noncompliant with Section 2 that individual must resign their position within 24 hours.
- Applicable NEW reference: (they added "adjudicated" for some reason)
-- Para 2.5. Individuals who have been involved in any adjudicated documented incident that disrupted instruction at BLRA or any other school are ineligible to serve in an elected position on the BLRA Board of Directors.
-- Para 3.2 Individuals who have been involved in any adjudicated documented incident concerning violations of BLRA rules or policies must receive BOD approval prior to being nominated for any elected or appointed position on the BLRA Board of Directors. Standing Directors may finish out the term but will have to gain board approval before nomination/re-nomination
Issue 2. Board Member disenrolled their student from BLPA in Fall 2021-- Board member disenrolled their student from BLPA and enrolled in another school
- WHAT SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED BASED ON POLICY AT THE TIME:
-- Board member should have notified the Board of resignation within 24 hours of disenrolling students
- WHAT APPEARS TO HAVE HAPPENED INSTEAD:
-- Board member notified select Board members and they kept it quiet, later changing the policy to enable the ineligible member to remain on the Board, never notifying the public nor taking a vote to approve allowing the Board member to remain on the Board. A Board member who wasn't aware of the disenrollment questioned the Board member status change and was subsequently attacked for asking questions and was served a Temporary Restraining Order to deter continued questioning, which was dismissed in court with prejudice because THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE.
- Applicable OLD reference:
-- Para 2.8. Individuals who have at any time withdrawn their child from enrollment as a student at BLRA must receive BOD approval prior to being nominated for any elected position on the BLRA Board of Directors
-- Para 3.1. At such time that a status change occurs resulting in an individual's election or appointment becoming noncompliant with Section 2 that individual must resign their position within 24 hours.
- Applicable NEW reference:
-- Para 3.3 Individuals who have at any time withdrawn their child from enrollment as a student at BLRA must receive BOD approval prior to being nominated for any elected or appointed position on the BLRA Board of Directors. Standing Directors may finish out their term but will have to gain board approval before nomination/re-nomination.
In conclusion, the Board changed their rules quietly as to permit ineligible members to remain in their positions.
OLD Policy: "BLRA Board of Directors Elected and Appointed Position Eligibility Policy" Revision 1 dated 1 March 2020 (linked here)
NEW Policy: "BLRA Board of Directors Elected and Appointed Position Eligibility Policy Revision 2" dated 1 Dec 2021, and posted to Board website and linked here
Issue 1. Board Member disrupted an away basketball game Jan 16, 2020 (game was paused by referee), documented by e-mails from the school Athletic Director to BLPA Principal, and Board member admitted this under oath in Court Order, See related BLRBoardWatch thread: blrboardwatch.freeforums.net/thread/24/banning-parents-resignation-board-member
- WHAT SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED BASED ON POLICY AT THE TIME:
-- Board member should have notified the Board of resignation within 24 hours of disruptive activity
- WHAT APPEARS TO HAVE HAPPENED INSTEAD:
-- Board members kept it quiet for two years, ignored a Dec 4, 2021 request from a Parent to resign, and right after that request immediately changed the eligibility policy to enable the ineligible member to remain on the Board, never notifying the public of a decision, nor taking a vote to approve allowing the Board member to remain on the Board
- Applicable OLD reference:
-- Para 2.5. Individuals who have been involved in any documented incident that disrupted instruction at BLRA or any other school are ineligible to serve in an elected position on the BLRA Board of Directors.
-- Para 3.1. At such time that a status change occurs resulting in an individual's election or appointment becoming noncompliant with Section 2 that individual must resign their position within 24 hours.
- Applicable NEW reference: (they added "adjudicated" for some reason)
-- Para 2.5. Individuals who have been involved in any adjudicated documented incident that disrupted instruction at BLRA or any other school are ineligible to serve in an elected position on the BLRA Board of Directors.
-- Para 3.2 Individuals who have been involved in any adjudicated documented incident concerning violations of BLRA rules or policies must receive BOD approval prior to being nominated for any elected or appointed position on the BLRA Board of Directors. Standing Directors may finish out the term but will have to gain board approval before nomination/re-nomination
Issue 2. Board Member disenrolled their student from BLPA in Fall 2021-- Board member disenrolled their student from BLPA and enrolled in another school
- WHAT SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED BASED ON POLICY AT THE TIME:
-- Board member should have notified the Board of resignation within 24 hours of disenrolling students
- WHAT APPEARS TO HAVE HAPPENED INSTEAD:
-- Board member notified select Board members and they kept it quiet, later changing the policy to enable the ineligible member to remain on the Board, never notifying the public nor taking a vote to approve allowing the Board member to remain on the Board. A Board member who wasn't aware of the disenrollment questioned the Board member status change and was subsequently attacked for asking questions and was served a Temporary Restraining Order to deter continued questioning, which was dismissed in court with prejudice because THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE.
- Applicable OLD reference:
-- Para 2.8. Individuals who have at any time withdrawn their child from enrollment as a student at BLRA must receive BOD approval prior to being nominated for any elected position on the BLRA Board of Directors
-- Para 3.1. At such time that a status change occurs resulting in an individual's election or appointment becoming noncompliant with Section 2 that individual must resign their position within 24 hours.
- Applicable NEW reference:
-- Para 3.3 Individuals who have at any time withdrawn their child from enrollment as a student at BLRA must receive BOD approval prior to being nominated for any elected or appointed position on the BLRA Board of Directors. Standing Directors may finish out their term but will have to gain board approval before nomination/re-nomination.
In conclusion, the Board changed their rules quietly as to permit ineligible members to remain in their positions.