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Decatur SD 61 board approves expulsions for five students, all votes unanimous
Summary
At a Nov. 17, 2025 special open session, the Decatur SD 61 Board of Education authorized expulsions for five students, voting 7–0 on each case. The expulsions remove students for the remainder of the 2025–26 school year and all of 2026–27, with eligibility to return at the start of 2027–28.
At its Nov. 17, 2025 special open session, the Decatur SD 61 Board of Education approved expulsions for five students after recommendations from district staff and the hearing officer's reports.
District staff told the board it recommended that each student — identified in the meeting by case numbers 2526-0003, 2526-0004, 2526-0005, 2526-0006 and 2526-0007 — be expelled "consistent with the findings from the hearing officer's report." For each case, staff recommended suspension from all district events, property and activities for the remainder of the 2025–26 school…
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