ONTARIO
Ontario School Board of Directors member Derrick Draper walked out in the middle of an executive session tonight, saying he was giving his resignation effective immediately. The board was meeting in-person in the board room.
The meeting was to go over the findings of an investigation with its lawyer per its notice to media on April 16 that the meeting was âunder ORS 192.660 (2) (f) to receive legal advice regarding the investigation report.â
After coming out into open session, board member Craig Geddes read a statement saying that the board acknowledged Draperâs resignation during the executive session, however stated that the board did not ask for nor expect his resignation, nor does not ask for nor expect the resignation of board member Eric Evans.