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Niles Community Schools board votes to expel student after Title IX hearing; virtual program option given
Summary
The Niles Community Schools Board unanimously approved the permanent expulsion of a student involved in a Title IX investigation for 180 days, offering enrollment in the 50D Virtual Program during the expulsion and permitting the student to petition for reinstatement in April 2027.
The Niles Community Schools Board of Education voted unanimously April 27 to permanently expel a student identified in the record only as student #021926 following a Title IX investigation. Board member Dana Daniels moved the action, which Josh Asmus seconded; the motion passed 6-0 with board member Kelly Gaideski absent.
The board first met in closed session for a student-discipline hearing under the Open Meetings Act. A motion to enter closed session cited section 8(b) of the Open Meetings Act as the authority for confidential consideration of student discipline. The board reconvened in open session at 4:45 p.m., then took the formal expulsion vote (motion 25/26-120).
Under the board-approved action, the expelled student will be excluded from regular enrollment for 180 days. The student is permitted to enroll in the district's 50D Virtual Program for the duration of the expulsion, and may petition the board for reinstatement in April 2027, per the motion’s terms. The minutes record no recorded dissent; the vote tally was six in favor, zero opposed, one absent.
The minutes identify the proceeding as originating in a Title IX investigation (case number #021926). The board did not disclose the student’s name in the public minutes. The motion and its legal basis are recorded in the meeting minutes as motions 25/26-118 (closed session authorization), 25/26-119 (reconvene), and 25/26-120 (expulsion action).
The board meeting packet and official minutes list attendees including President Kyle Zelmer and administrators Adam Burtsfield, Brooke Brawley and Jessica Johnson; they were recorded as present during the special meeting. No public commenters addressed this item during the meeting’s public comment period.
The board’s action is recorded in the published minutes; any further administrative steps, appeals or reinstatement petitions will follow procedures established by the district and state law.
