Board approves expulsions for four students after fact-finding hearings

The Oakdale Joint Unified School District Board of Trustees reported the outcome of multiple fact-finding hearings and approved expulsions for four student case numbers, citing violations of the California Education Code.

In the board's report, trustees said the hearings established cause to expel student case number 242512 for violations listed under Education Code sections 48900.7A, 48900.7B and 48915(b)(1), with expulsions effective for the spring and fall semesters of 2025. The board similarly approved expulsions for case numbers 242513 (citing Education Code sections 48900(a)(2), 48900(g) and 48915(b)(1) and 48915(b)(2)), 242514 (citing 48900(a)(2) and 48915(b)(2)), and 242515 (citing 48900(b), 48900(m), 48915(a)(2) and 48915(e)(2)), each for spring and fall 2025.

The board presented the findings as the formal conclusion of fact-finding hearings; the report did not include witness testimony or detailed factual summaries in the public statement. The board motion to accept the findings and approve the expulsions was recorded on the agenda; the public transcript records the board's approvals but does not include a detailed roll-call vote listing or the identities of counsel or hearing officers who participated.

The Education Code sections cited cover serious conduct that may warrant expulsion under state law; the board’s public report listed the code citations but did not provide additional factual detail about the underlying incidents in the session's public remarks.

The board moved on to other agenda items after reporting the expulsions. The transcript does not record further public discussion or appeals related to these specific case numbers during the meeting.