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Board expels two students after investigation into 'GCHS Burnbook' Instagram account
Summary
Following an investigation that involved the West Virginia State Police, the Gilmer County Board accepted recommendations to expel two Gilmer County High School students for up to two semesters for creating and maintaining an Instagram account that targeted and humiliated multiple students; alternative placement and periodic reviews were ordered.
The Gilmer County Board of Education voted to expel two Gilmer County High School students after administrators presented findings that an Instagram account referred to as “gchs burnbook” was used to harass and publicly humiliate multiple students.
Cody Moore, board president, convened separate open hearings for student E004 and student E005. Administration witnesses, led by JT Fox, described an investigation that involved the West Virginia State Police and found that each student admitted involvement in the account. Fox said the…
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