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Roanoke County school board expels one student and approves two attendance actions after closed session
Summary
After concluding a closed session, the Roanoke County School Board voted to expel one student, allow a second student to return, and to release a set of students from compulsory attendance under a cited Virginia code provision. All motions passed unanimously by the members present.
Roanoke County School Board — The Roanoke County School Board concluded a closed session and then approved a trio of student-discipline and attendance actions, the board announced at the start of its public meeting.
The board moved out of closed session after the chair asked the body to certify that discussion had been limited to matters identified in the motion to convene the closed meeting, which referenced the scholastic-record exemption under the Code of Virginia. Mr. London formally moved the board out of closed session; the motion was seconded and members individually certified compliance.
During the public meeting the board approved three separate motions brought from the closed session. A motion to release the group of students identified in the meeting materials as "2025 2026 4-16" from compulsory attendance pursuant to "22.1-254-B of the Code of Virginia as amended" was moved, seconded and approved. A second motion, "I move that the student number one be expelled from Roanoke County Public Schools," passed on an affirmative vote from each board member present. A third motion to allow "student number two" to return to Roanoke County Public Schools was also approved unanimously.
The board recorded affirmative votes from the five members present: Mr. Greenway, Mr. London, Mr. Johnny, Mr. Hudson and Miss Clemens. The motions were seconded as shown in the meeting record; the transcript does not identify a roll-call dissent or abstention.
The board did not provide additional details about the incidents, citing the closed-session process and statutory privacy for scholastic records. The motions as recorded reference Virginia statutory provisions; specific student names and case details were not disclosed in the public record.
The board did not announce further disciplinary steps at the meeting. The superintendent's office and school administration were listed in meeting materials as points of contact for implementation; formal action will be reflected in the minutes and any required notices to families.
Votes at a glance: - Motion to release students ("2025 2026 4-16") pursuant to Va. Code 22.1-254-B: approved (yes: Greenway, London, Johnny, Hudson, Clemens). - Motion to expel "student number one": approved (yes: Greenway, London, Johnny, Hudson, Clemens). - Motion to allow "student number two" to return: approved (yes: Greenway, London, Johnny, Hudson, Clemens).
The meeting then continued with recognitions and regular business. The board minutes and official resolution language will provide the formal record of each action.
