OCTOBER SPECIAL BOARD MINUTES
OF THE RAPIDES PARISH SCHOOL BOARD

Special Board Meeting (Tuesday, October 19, 2021)

Generated by Brenda Waring on Thursday, October 21, 2021

Location

Rapides Parish School Board Meeting Room

Members present

Stephen Chapman, Wilton Barrios, Mark Dryden, Linda Burgess, Sandra Franklin, Keith Breazeale, Steve Berry, Darrell Rodriguez, Willard McCall

Meeting called to order at 4:59 PM

Standing Items

1. Call to Order

2. Invocation, Pledge

Prayer - Sandra Franklin

Pledge - Wilton Barrios

3. Roll Call

New Business

Action:  4. Motion to discuss and approve implementing the "Parent Choice" quarantine option as described by State Superintendent Dr. Cade Brumley: A system may elect to implement the parent choice option for quarantine determination. Under this option, mandatory quarantines for students defined as “close contact” are no longer required. In lieu of mandatory quarantine, the parent shall be notified of the exposure and given the option to quarantine their child or allow their child to remain in school. The parent shall also be given the opportunity for a no-cost Covid screening for their child. Should the student test positive or develop symptoms of the virus, the student should isolate until they have recovered and are determined to no longer be infectious - Mr. Jeff Powell

SUB - Motion to approve the original motion and to add employees

Motion by Wilton Barrios, second by Darrell Rodriguez.

Final Resolution: Motion Carries

Aye: Stephen Chapman, Wilton Barrios, Mark Dryden, Sandra Franklin, Keith Breazeale, Darrell Rodriguez

Nay: Linda Burgess, Steve Berry, Willard McCall

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                        Pursuant to motion duly carried, the Rapides Parish School Board adjourned.

 /s/Willard McCall

       President   

ATTEST:

/s/Jeff Powell

   Secretary

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