The Forest Hills Board of Education voted Aug. 11 to conditionally reinstate a student who had been expelled in December, imposing daily check-ins with district staff, limits on extracurricular participation and a requirement that the family arrange transportation if the student is placed outside the student's original attendance area.

The board approved the reinstatement on the reinstatement committee’s recommendation. The committee, which included board members Doctor Michaud and Mrs. Trahan, recommended a conditional reinstatement with three conditions: daily check-ins with Forest Hills Public Schools staff (to be reevaluated after the first semester); no attendance at extracurricular activities at the school of original expulsion through the conclusion of eighth grade (subject to reevaluation at that time); and that administration determine the appropriate attendance area for the student.

The decision followed a committee review under Forest Hills policy 5206(c) for petitions for reinstatement. The committee’s recommendation was presented to the full board and accepted. The board recorded its votes individually during roll call; all named voting members present voted “yes.”

The board and administration described how the conditions will be documented and communicated. The administration said it will write the conditions and responsibilities into a formal letter to the family and will ask the family to sign the agreement. The district said failure to comply with the requirements could lead to the student no longer being educated by the district.

On logistics, board members and administrators clarified that the planned attendance placement may require the family to provide transportation. At the meeting the district stated the student’s placement would be out of the attendance area associated with the school where the incident occurred and that the family would be responsible for transportation costs and arrangements.

Parents and community members spoke during public comment. Tina Fratjuri, identifying herself as the mother of the victim in the case, thanked the board for prioritizing safety and said the separation from the attacker was “vital to his physical, mental, and emotional well-being.”

The board members who served on the reinstatement committee said they would reevaluate the extracurricular restriction at the end of eighth grade to determine whether the student could resume participation at the school of origin. The administration said the attendance area determination is intended to remain stable through the student’s remainder of high school once set.

The board did not indicate any further administrative contingencies or a requirement to return the reinstatement decision to the board unless the family failed to meet the written conditions.

Documents and next steps: the administration said the reinstatement conditions and the family’s responsibilities will be spelled out in a written agreement and that district staff will follow up with the family. The board did not announce any additional hearings on the matter.