Powhatan school board unanimously backs recommendation to expel student in case FY25-001

The Powhatan County School Board voted unanimously to recommend expulsion in discipline appeal case FY25-001, the board said during its first meeting of 2025.

Board members moved and seconded a motion to recommend expulsion in case FY25-001; the motion carried on a roll-call vote recorded as 5-0. The board then moved on to other business, including discussion of the legislative agenda and budget materials presented later in the meeting.

Why it matters: School expulsions are formal actions that remove a student from the school division and typically trigger additional administrative processes; the board’s vote establishes the board’s recommendation for this disciplinary appeal and sends the case to the next procedural step identified by division policy.

Meeting procedure and other formal votes: The board also approved the consent agenda and several routine items during the meeting. Those routine approvals were recorded as carried by voice vote.

Votes at a glance • Recommend expulsion — Case FY25-001: Motion to recommend expulsion carried, recorded vote 5 yes, 0 no, 0 abstain; mover and seconder recorded on the meeting record but not identified by name in the transcript excerpt. • Consent agenda (personnel, docket, addendum, facilities use, policies/regulations, grant awards, representatives for governor’s school/advisory committees, 2026 calendar updates, course planning guide, donations): Approved (voice vote recorded as carries 5-0).

The board certified at the meeting’s start that closed-session discussions complied with Virginia open-meeting law and then proceeded with public business in open session.