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Board upholds findings that Cedar Crest Middle School student violated weapons policy; authorizes expulsion
Summary
The Cornwall-Lebanon School District board voted March 17 to find that a Cedar Crest Middle School student violated the district rms/weapons policy (Policy 218.1) and to expel the student for up to one calendar year, with the superintendent authorized to modify the consequence.
The Cornwall-Lebanon School District board voted March 17 to find that a Cedar Crest Middle School student (ID listed as 242504 in the public record) violated the district—ode of conduct related to weapons (Policy 218.1) and to expel the student for up to one calendar year, while allowing the superintendent discretion to modify the consequence.
After an executive session, the board returned to public session and moved through three related motions. The first motion — to accept that the student was in violation of Policy 218.1 — passed by a show-of-hands vote recorded as 9-0. The board then approved the administration—ormal recommendation to expel the student for a period of up to one calendar year, with the superintendent given discretion to modify that consequence; that motion also passed 9-0.
Finally, the board authorized and directed the district solicitor and administration to prepare a written adjudication documenting the disciplinary determination, and to provide the adjudication to the student's family along with an explanation of appeal rights and information on continuing education for the student. That motion likewise carried 9-0.
The board did not read or release additional details about the underlying incident at the public meeting; the actions recorded were the board eterminations and the direction to prepare written adjudication materials and appeal information.
