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Lemon Grove board reports closed‑session expulsion, approves administrator release and reassignment
Summary
In closed session June 13 the Lemon Grove School District board approved the expulsion of student #2223-142 and took multiple personnel actions, including releasing one certificated administrator and reassigning another to a teaching role at Lemon Grove Academy Middle School.
The Lemon Grove School District Governing Board reported that, during a closed session on June 13, it voted to approve the administrative panel’s recommendation to expel student #2223-142 and to place the student in Juvenile Court and Community Schools with an administrative panel rehabilitation plan for review.
The board also took personnel actions. Pursuant to Education Code section 44951, the board voted in closed session to release one certificated administrator (employee number 2022-23-2800) from an administrative assignment at the end of the current school year; the superintendent or designee is required to notify the employee in writing of the action and next-year assignment. The board noted the release may be rescinded if the administrator and the district execute a Resignation, Settlement Agreement and General Release. The motion to release that administrator was moved by Dorinda Miller and seconded by Greg Shibley; the motion carried with Dorinda Miller, Yajaira Preciado and Greg Shibley recorded as yea, Cheryl Robertson recorded as nay, and Dr. Javier Ayala not present for the vote.
Separately, and reported in open session, the board approved a reassignment requested by the employee: administrator number 2022-23-8336 will be reassigned to a teaching position at Lemon Grove Academy Middle School for the 2023-24 school year. That motion (moved by Cheryl Robertson and seconded by Yajaira Preciado) carried with Dorinda Miller, Yajaira Preciado, Cheryl Robertson and Greg Shibley recorded as yea; Dr. Javier Ayala was not present for that vote.
The board convened the closed session at 5:03 p.m. and reported the outcomes upon returning to open session at 6:24 p.m. The expulsion and the personnel actions were reported as formal board actions; no further details about the student’s conduct, the administrator personnel file details, or the terms of any potential settlement were disclosed in the public report. The transcript indicates that closed-session procedures and applicable Education and Government Code citations were the legal basis for the actions taken.
Next steps: the expelled student’s placement and rehabilitation plan will proceed as reported, and the district will provide written notice to the affected administrator regarding the release and any reassignment or settlement outcomes.
