School board upholds superintendent's recommendation to expel student in case 2425-043

The Williamsburg-James City County School Board on Jan. 9 voted to uphold the superintendent's recommendation for expulsion in student-discipline case number 2425-043.

A board member moved to uphold the superintendent’s recommendation and the motion was seconded. The board proceeded to a roll-call-style vote; the motion carried with 'Aye' responses recorded from the board.

Nut graf: The board took formal disciplinary action in a confidential student case by voting to uphold the superintendent’s recommendation for expulsion; the transcript records the case only by its assigned case number and does not include identifying student information.

Details: The board’s action appears under agenda item 8.05 in the meeting record. The transcript records the motion language as “to uphold the superintendent's recommendation for expulsion in student discipline case 2425-043.” No additional facts about the allegations, length of expulsion, appeal rights or remediation steps were included in the public transcript.

Ending: The board action stands as recorded; the board and division retain usual confidentiality protections for student-discipline matters and the transcript preserves only the case number and the board’s final action.