North Putnam approves Alliance
BAINBRIDGE -- The North Putnam Community School Corporation approved the formation of the North Putnam Alliance on Wednesday, Jan. 7 during a board work session centered around ongoing construction projects.
"In an open board meeting the board voted to allow the GSA as a club," acting superintendent Terry Tippin said.
Only six of the seven members of the board were present for the vote.
Once again voting in favor of the club were board members Travis Lambermont, president Jill Summerlot and secretary Darrel Wiatt; with recently elected school board member Ron Spencer also voting in favor of the club.
Board members John Hays and Jim Bowling abstained from voting, effectively casting two votes against the club.
Even with the absence of board member Mark Hoke, the motion passed 4-2.
It is unclear at this time if approving the club will cause the ACLU to drop the lawsuit it filed against the school corporation in December.
A few students and a couple of parents were all that made up public attendance for the vote.
The school corporation publishes board minutes on its website but, due to the timing of this special board session, those minutes will not be made available until Feb. 20.
The next regularly scheduled school board meeting is slated for Thursday, Jan. 15 and will be held at the school corporation administration office at 300 N. Washington St. in Bainbridge
Regularly scheduled meetings of the North Putnam School Corporation Board of School Trustees are conducted at 7 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month and are open to the public.