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District outlines alternative-education placement to keep expelled students engaged in coursework

3396135 · May 20, 2025
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Summary

Administrators presented a proposal to run a district-staffed alternative-education placement at a county facility to serve expelled or removed students, focusing on coursework, special-education compliance and behavioral supports.

Garden City Public Schools administrators described a proposed District Alternative Education Placement (DAEP) aimed at keeping students removed from their regular school engaged with curriculum and supports.

What was presented: Deputy Superintendent Josh Geiman and Principal Lucas Sullivan said the district is exploring a program at a Finney County facility west of the juvenile detention center. They proposed two three-hour daily sessions — a morning session aimed at roughly fifth through eighth graders and an afternoon session for ninth through twelfth graders — with a planned capacity of 10 students per session (20…

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