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Board confirms expulsions and excuses attendance after closed session
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Summary
The Roanoke County School Board voted to expel one student and to excuse another from compulsory attendance following a closed-session investigation; the board cited Virginia statutory exemptions and conducted roll-call votes for each action.
The Roanoke County School Board moved out of closed session and approved two disciplinary actions: a motion to expel a student and a separate motion to excuse another student from compulsory attendance under state law.
A board member (speaker 8) moved that a student identified in the transcript as “student 2025202615” be expelled from Roanoke County Public Schools; the motion was seconded and carried after a roll-call vote. The clerk called the roll and recorded affirmative responses from the board.
Later, another board member (speaker 6) moved that a student referenced as “RE20252026, numbers 3031” be excused from compulsory attendance pursuant to Va. Code §22.1-254(B)(1). That motion also was seconded and approved by roll-call.
The board’s certification language read aloud during the meeting said the closed session addressed “the investigation of a student matter pursuant to the scholastic record exemption” (Va. Code §2.2-3711(A)(2)) and consultation with legal counsel regarding actual or probable litigation and legal advice (Va. Code §2.2-3711(A)(7)). The clerk then confirmed that only items identified in the closed-session motion were discussed.
Votes and procedure: The clerk conducted individual roll-call confirmations following each motion. The transcript records the clerk calling each member’s name and receiving verbal affirmation. Individual board members who were recorded as answering affirmatively during the roll-call include Doctor White, Mister London, Mister Greenway, Mister Hudson and Miss Clemons. The motions were treated as formal board actions recorded in the meeting minutes.
Next steps and recordkeeping: Expulsion and attendance-exemption decisions will be reflected in the official minutes and student records consistent with state law and district policy. The board’s certification will be entered into the minutes to document the closed-session basis for the actions.
