The Kershaw County School Board of Trustees on Monday removed athletic supplements — including a request for assistant coaches for the cross‑country program — from the consent agenda and later voted to table the matter until a district staff member can attend to answer questions.

Board Chair called for adoption of the agenda at the start of the meeting and later moved to approve the consent agenda, but a board member asked for clarification about supplements added for cross country and whether adding positions or pay via the consent agenda would bypass fuller board review. The board agreed to pull the athletic supplements from consent and to hold a separate discussion; a subsequent motion to table the supplements until a meeting when Mr. Farris (district staff) could attend passed unanimously.

Why it matters: The item would have added stipends or positions tied to athletic programs. Board members raised concerns about transparency and precedent — specifically whether payroll changes could be approved quietly through consent items without detailed discussion.

Details of the discussion: A board member who identified themself in the meeting transcript as “Coach” said the supplements as written would mean “you could just basically…give anybody a raise and put it in [the] consent agenda,” and requested the supplements be pulled for separate discussion. The chair agreed to remove the athletic supplements from consent and address them later in the meeting; when it became apparent that Ray (a staff member) was not present to answer procedural and account‑funding questions, the board moved to table the item until Mr. Farris could attend.

Formal actions

- Motion to pull athletic supplements from the consent agenda: moved (board member identified in the transcript as a motion-maker), seconded; outcome: approved (vote recorded as “aye”).

- Motion to table the athletic supplements until Mr. Farris could attend the next meeting: moved by a board member (transcript speaker who identified the motion), seconded; outcome: approved (unanimous “aye”).

Context and next steps: Board members asked for clarification on how cross‑country accounts are funded and whether programs that do not sell tickets (and therefore have limited booster account revenue) can support assistant‑coach stipends. The board directed staff to bring the supplements back at the next regular meeting when Mr. Farris can respond to questions about account balances and policy implementation. No supplements were approved at this meeting.

Ending

The board resumed other business after tabling the supplements. The athletic supplements remain under discussion and will return at the next meeting with district staff present to address funding and policy questions.