The Southern Kern Unified Board of Trustees addressed two student discipline matters at the start of the meeting.

At about 00:00:10, the board called an expulsion hearing and moved on a motion concerning alleged Education Code violations. The chair read several Education Code citations referenced in the hearing notice, including provisions described in the agenda as "Education Code 48900(b), 48900(c), 48900(a)(1)" and an additional citation listed as "48915(b)(1)" regarding the district's finding that other means of correction were not feasible or had repeatedly failed. A motion was made and seconded to proceed with the recommended action; board members answered "Aye" and the clerk recorded five ayes.

Later in the meeting the board took up a separate student matter labeled in the record as "Student expulsion hearing 12/25/26." The board discussed an alternative to full expulsion and recorded a motion "to expel the students, suspend the expulsion order with conditions." The motion was moved by Hepburn and seconded by Vincelette. The board voice‑voted in favor.

The transcripts record procedural motions and roll calls but do not specify full names of all parties involved in the allegations, conditions attached to the suspensions, or the exact terms of any conditional suspensions. Where the record does not supply specifics, this article reports that those details are not specified in the transcript.