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Santa Paula school board reports multiple student expulsions after closed session
Summary
Following closed session Jan. 22, the Santa Paula Unified School District board reported motions and votes resulting in expulsions or suspended expulsions for several student discipline cases; trustees recorded motions, seconds and roll‑call tallies for each case.
After reconvening from closed session on Jan. 22, the Santa Paula Unified School District board reported a series of disciplinary motions that will remove several students from district schools for specified terms.
Board president reported that trustees moved, seconded and voted on disciplinary recommendations in items identified in closed session as case numbers 24.05 through 24.08. For example, the board recorded a motion to expel a student for the remainder of the current spring semester and the 2024–25 school year; that motion was moved by Trustee Frutos and seconded by Trustee Sandoval and carried on a recorded vote. Other cases included motions to expel but suspend the expulsion contingent on terms, with recorded votes ranging from unanimous to split ballots.
The board cited Government Code procedures for reporting closed‑session actions and provided vote tallies publicly after returning to open session. The president read the case numbers and summarized each action and the associated vote counts.
Because these actions are disciplinary and were discussed in closed session, the board did not provide additional case details in open session beyond the formal motions and vote results. Trustees followed the required statutory reporting procedures and confirmed the outcomes on the record.
The board did not publicly discuss case particulars. Any further procedural follow‑up will follow district policies and state law related to student discipline.
