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Board votes not to follow superintendent's recommendation to expel student
Summary
After an executive-session hearing held under state law and advisory opinion 9905, the Ohio County School Board voted unanimously not to follow the superintendent's recommendation to expel the student; the board returned to public session and released the individual.
The Ohio County School Board announced it had held a hearing under advisory opinion 9905 and West Virginia code section 18 5 1 a and voted unanimously not to follow the superintendent's recommendation to expel the student.
Chair (S1) reconvened the public meeting from executive session and explained the procedural basis for the hearing. After the board's vote, the Chair told the affected person, "So, we appreciate you showing up. You're free to go." The board recorded the decision as unanimous.
The vote followed an executive-session review the board said was conducted pursuant to West Virginia code 6 9 8 4 b 3. No further sanctions or follow-up disciplinary actions were announced during the public meeting.
The board did not elaborate in the public session on the factual basis for the superintendent's recommendation or on conditions (if any) attached to the board's decision; the Chair moved on to regular reports and business after the announcement.
