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comment on any business conducted that evening.
Asked for his recommendation, Dr. Gangel said opening the floor to the public at the beginning of the meetings might be considered but he advised against allowing reaction from individuals as the board moves through its agenda. “That would drag out the meetings.”
“Handle it as you see fit, Dr. Gangel,” Paul Nichols replied.
In other action, the board:
• adopted a maternity leave policy recommended by the superintendent which provides for the duration of leave to be agreed upon by the teacher, her doctor and the superintendent.
• approved the 1987-88 field trip calendar.
• accepted a bid of $7,345 for biology lab equipment. The single bid received is under the $8,000 to $10,000 anticipated for the item.
• accepted the audit of the activity funds at both schools.
• approved a resolution clearing the way for the Virginia Department of Transportation to complete work on the high school parking lot should efforts to find a local contractor prove unsuccessful.
• filled coaching vacancies, approved a list of substitute teachers and accepted the resignation of a high school cafeteria worker following an executive session.
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