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Board upholds expulsions and denies an appeal in student-discipline votes
Summary
During closed-session certification and open votes, the Fairfax school board voted to uphold expulsions and denied an appeal for a student involved in an on-campus assault; the board cited the student-rights code and a statutory provision related to weapons possession in schools.
The Fairfax County Public Schools Board of Education voted on multiple disciplinary actions during the session, including motions to uphold expulsions for students alleged to have participated in group assault and a motion addressing a student found in possession of a weapon.
Board members moved to deny an appeal of a student involved in an on-campus group assault and to expel a student for a serious weapons-possession violation under the school code (the chair cited the applicable student-responsibility provision and Code of Virginia guidance). Motions were seconded and carried; one trustee’s abstention was recorded on at least one item. The board noted those cases were handled consistent with the Division Superintendent’s disciplinary recommendations.
These votes followed a closed-session discussion earlier in the meeting in which the board certified that only legally exempt matters had been heard. The superintendent’s office and school attorneys retain responsibility for finalizing the disciplinary records and notifying families per standard procedures.
What’s next: The superintendent’s office will carry out the disciplinary orders and provide any required notices to families; the board did not alter the superintendent’s recommended outcomes at the meeting.
