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Hempfield board unanimously expels two students for remainder of 2025–26 school year
Summary
After discussing discipline incidents in executive session, the Hempfield Area School District board voted 8–0 to expel student #912769 effective Feb. 23, 2026, and student #908436 effective March 20, 2026; both are ineligible for readmission this school year.
The Hempfield Area School District Board of Directors voted unanimously March 30 to expel two students for the remainder of the 2025–26 school year.
Dr. Scott Learn, vice president of the board, moved to expel student #912769 effective Feb. 23, 2026, and the motion passed 8–0. Learn then moved to expel student #908436 effective March 20, 2026; that motion also passed 8–0. Both motions followed a March 30 executive session during which the board discussed personnel and student-discipline matters, as noted on the public agenda.
Why it matters: Expulsion removes the students from district enrollment for the stated periods and bars readmission for the remainder of the school year. The agenda and public minutes record the expulsions and effective dates but do not disclose facts of the underlying incidents because the board discussed those matters in executive session.
Board President Jerry Radebaugh presided over the votes. The motions were seconded (first by Jennifer Bretz for the first expulsion; the second expulsion was seconded by Tracy Miller) and recorded as unanimous. The board did not provide additional public details about the incidents during the meeting.
Next steps: The students' eligibility status (beyond the stated ineligibility through the remainder of the 2025–26 school year) and any appeal processes were not detailed in the public record provided during the meeting.
