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Union Public Schools upholds long-term suspensions after two student brawls; board splits on modification
Summary
After a full hearing and video review, the Union Public Schools Board of Education voted to uphold long-term suspensions for two students involved in separate April 9 campus and parking-lot fights. Board deliberations and parents’ testimony focused on alleged prior bullying, staff response and whether punishments fit the conduct.
The Union Public Schools Board of Education on July 14 upheld long-term suspensions for two students involved in separate but related April 9 incidents, after hearing hours of testimony, video evidence and parent statements. The board voted to affirm the suspensions for both students; a motion to shorten one student’s punishment failed on a 2–2 split.
The hearing matters to families and district discipline policy because the events included an in-school assault that required staples for an injured student, a follow-up parking-lot fight and questions from parents that school staff had not intervened after repeated warnings. The board conducted the hearing in public, reviewed video in executive session because student faces could not be redacted, and then returned to open session to vote.
Administration presented a timeline and video showing…
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