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Dinwiddie School Board approves two expulsions, grants two religious exemptions
Summary
The Dinwiddie County School Board accepted administration recommendations to expel two students identified as ED-05/25-1 and ED-05/25-2 for posing threats to health and safety, and separately approved two parental religious exemptions for students REL-05/25-1 and REL-05/25-2 in voice votes.
The Dinwiddie County School Board on a voice vote accepted administration recommendations to expel two students identified in the agenda as ED-05/25-1 and ED-05/25-2 after finding each "poses a threat to the health and safety" of staff and students.
The expulsions were moved and approved by voice vote; the board announced "ayes have it" and the motions were carried. The motions record the administration's recommendation as the basis for the expulsions; no additional public details about the incidents or length of expulsions were provided during the open meeting.
Separately the board moved to accept parental requests and released two students identified as REL-05/25-1 and REL-05/25-2 from compulsory attendance based on religious exemption. That motion likewise passed by voice vote with the board chair calling for the usual sign and the board recording the motion as approved.
The meeting record presented these actions as formal motions with voice tallies; there was no roll-call vote in the transcript and no further detail about appeals, conditions of reentry, or alternative placements was given on the record.
Board members did not expand on the factual basis for the expulsions during the open session; the motions reference the administration's recommendation as the dispositive justification.
