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Cedar Springs board votes to permanently expel student 242501
Summary
At a July 29 special meeting the Cedar Springs Public School Board voted unanimously to permanently expel student 242501 following a disciplinary hearing; the motion was amended to cite the relevant MCL provision and trustees said the decision was difficult.
A majority of the Cedar Springs Public School Board voted to permanently expel student 242501 at a special meeting on July 29, 2024.
A board member moved “to permanently expel student 242501 from Cedar Springs Public Schools as recommended by administration.” The motion was amended to reference the applicable MCL provision and was then seconded. Trustees discussed the case in open session following a closed-session disciplinary review. Several trustees said the decision was difficult and that the student had shown remorse; one trustee urged supports and noted hope the student could reapply in the future.
President Reid called the roll for the final vote; Vice President Schaffner, Secretary Slager, Treasurer Gilmore, Trustee Vander Heide, Trustee Patton, Trustee Bowser and President Reid were recorded as voting “yes.” The motion carried.
The expulsion followed the board’s closed session on student discipline earlier in the meeting and the board returned to open session at 7:02 p.m. The board did not provide additional public details about the incident during the open meeting; the student is identified in the board record by the internal case number 242501.
Next steps noted by administration included standard district procedures for notification and any appeal rights available under district policy and applicable state law. The board did not vote to take additional, separate disciplinary actions at the meeting.
