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Hardee student urges board to reconsider expulsion, says peaceful protest led to referrals
Summary
A Hardee High student told the board his friend was expelled after officials found drug residue in a phone case; the speaker said he and peers staged a peaceful protest within handbook rules and were disciplined; Superintendent Bennett offered a private meeting but declined to discuss discipline publicly.
Colin Barnett, a student at Hardee Senior High School, used public comment time on Aug. 28 to contest the expulsion of his friend, Cody Lopez, and to criticize school disciplinary actions. Barnett said Lopez was expelled after authorities found residue in a phone case and that his own group staged a peaceful protest on campus, holding signs…
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