Beardstown School Board holds special disciplinary meeting

Board President Jimmy Hymes called a special  meeting to order with two board members absent, Jared Soer and Joe Englebrecht. 

   The board went into closed session for the purpose of employee discipline. Once out of closed session, Board Member Amy Sommers proposed not the dismissal of John Duffie, Custodian of Beardstown School District, but a suspension of 45 days, unpaid, and with special conditions upon his return to work. The board vote was unanimous. The special meeting was adjourned.