Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Student Discipline topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Board upholds student expulsion after executive session; parent arrived after initial vote
Summary
The board upheld the superintendents recommendation to expel a student. The parent initially did not appear; after arriving later the board reconsidered in executive session and again voted to uphold the expulsion.
School staff told the Katy Perry Scribe Board that a parent requested an appeal of an expulsion but did not appear when the case was first called. According to staff, the situation involved a fight and what staff described as willful disobedience; staff said the parent "has been duly notified and did not show up today." The board voted to uphold the superintendents recommendation to expel the student.
After that vote, the parent arrived and asked to be heard. A board member moved to reconsider the earlier decision and the board voted to move into executive session to address the matter confidentially. After returning to open session the board again voted to uphold the superintendents recommendation.
Board members did not provide additional public details about the incident or sanctions during the open meetings beyond the summary offered by staff. The boards motions were recorded as upholding the superintendents recommendation; the board did not announce further appeal options or next steps in open session.
