Board overturns superintendent recommendation in expulsion appeal; student to remain at Woodlawn

After an executive session conducted under the statutory authority cited on the record, the school board considered a student expulsion appeal. Board Member Martin moved to overturn the superintendent's recommendation on the case with the condition that the student remain enrolled at Woodlawn Middle; the motion was seconded by Mister Goday and the board recorded that the motion carried.

The meeting record indicates the board voted in open session to implement that motion after the executive session; no additional public comment was recorded during that vote. The chair and the secretary completed the roll call related to entering and exiting executive session earlier in the item.

Authority cited on the record for the executive-session discussion was LRS 42 6 1 a 7 (as stated during agenda setup), which the board invoked to discuss the appeal hearing. The transcript does not include the detailed substance of the executive-session deliberations; the publicly recorded action after executive session was the board motion to overturn the superintendent's recommendation and to keep the student enrolled at Woodlawn Middle.

Why this matters: The board's reversal changed the outcome of a disciplinary recommendation and kept the student enrolled in the district school named by the motion.

Next steps: The board recorded that the motion carried and the secretary announced the result.