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Board approves 180-day expulsion for student found to have distributed controlled substance
Summary
The superintendent recommended, and the board approved, the expulsion of a student for 180 school days for distributing a controlled substance under the Safe Schools Act; the parent declined to appeal.
The Monongalia County Board of Education approved a superintendent recommendation May 27 to expel a student for 180 school days for violating the Safe Schools Act by distributing a controlled substance, the meeting record shows.
The superintendent told the board the parent does not wish to appeal the recommended expulsion. The board moved and seconded the recommendation and recorded the motion as carried.
Board members clarified that the student had been suspended prior to the expulsion recommendation; no additional disciplinary details were added at the public meeting.
The action was recorded under the Safe Schools Act and will be implemented through district student-discipline procedures.
