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Board approves two expulsions on disciplinary committee recommendations; one member objects
Summary
The board voted to expel two students after disciplinary-committee recommendations; both expulsions passed with at least one recorded dissenting vote from a board member.
The School Board voted to expel two students following recommendations from the district disciplinary committee.
Item details
Both recommendations came from the district disciplinary committee and were moved to action from the agenda. For the first recommendation (item 20.01, referenced in the transcript as number 10/number 30), Miss Carlton moved to expel and Miss Agner seconded; Miss Donnell recorded opposition. The board then voted; the motion carried. For the second recommendation (item 20.01, referenced as number 11/number 31), Miss Matthews moved to expel and Miss Carlton seconded; Miss Donnell again recorded opposition and the motion carried.
The transcript records the committee’s recommendation and the board’s motions and seconders; it does not include details about the incidents, the students involved or the terms and duration of the expulsions.
Why it matters
Expulsions are formal disciplinary decisions that remove students from the school setting; they are governed by district policy and typically include notification and appeal rights, though the transcript did not include procedural details or any references to applicable statutes or board policies.
Ending
The disciplinary items were among the action items pulled from consent and resolved during the meeting; no additional information about appeals or timelines was recorded in the public transcript.
