CUSD 300 board votes unanimously to expel student for alleged weapon-related conduct

The Community Unit School District 300 (CUSD 300) Board of Education unanimously approved a motion to expel a student identified in board materials as “student number 3” for alleged possession or transfer of a weapon and related conduct that the district said endangered the school environment.

Board members voted on Item 14.1 after the chair moved the expulsion under 105 ILCS 5/10-22.6 of the Illinois School Code. The motion—moved by a board member and seconded during the meeting—specified the expulsion would cover the remainder of the 2025-26 school year, the full 2026-27 school year and semester one of the 2027-28 school year.

Under the motion, the board cited district policy 7:190 (referenced in the meeting as the relevant board policy) and the Illinois School Code provision permitting expulsion for possession, control or transfer of a weapon on school property or at school-related events. The clerk conducted a roll-call vote; the outcome was 7 in favor, 0 opposed.

The board did not provide additional details about the student’s identity or the factual record during the open session discussion. Board rules referenced during the meeting indicate student-discipline matters are handled under the specified code section; the board moved into closed session later in the agenda and stated no action would follow from that closed session.

Next steps: The board completed the formal expulsion vote in open session and then proceeded to closed session. The meeting record does not include additional administrative appeals or reinstatement timelines; those details were not specified in the public record during this meeting.