Westwood Heights board approves expulsion of student for teacher assault; one member opposes

The Westwood Heights School Board accepted the administration’s recommendation to expel “Student A” for violating the district code of conduct by assaulting a district teacher during a classroom altercation. The motion to expel was made by Board member Miss Bradford and seconded by Board member Mister Walker; the board recorded the motion as carried with one member, Miss Turner, opposed.

The administration’s recommendation to expel was presented to the board as the outcome of a student hearing. The board’s motion language — to expel the student from the Westwood High School District for violating the code of conduct and board policy — was the basis for the vote.

Board members did not elaborate further on the record about incident details beyond the administration’s recommendation during the publicly held hearing. The board recorded the outcome as carried after a voice vote with one member dissenting.

The expulsion is an action of the board; the district did not provide additional public details in the meeting transcript about the underlying incident, the student’s grade level, or any appeals process during the meeting. The board did not schedule any additional public action on the matter at this meeting.