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Harrisburg School Board upholds three expulsions after closed hearings
Summary
The Harrisburg School Board upheld three expulsions May 19 following executive sessions and superintendent recommendations; all motions passed on unanimous votes recorded in the minutes.
The Harrisburg School Board voted May 19 to uphold expulsions for three students after separate hearings and executive sessions.
Board President Ryan Murphy opened the meeting at 5:00 p.m. and the board considered an expulsion recommendation from Superintendent Julie Isbell for student #562200790. The student's representative did not appear; after an executive session from 5:10 to 5:19 p.m., board member Kurt Johns moved and Jeremy Lally seconded a motion to uphold the superintendent's recommendation for a one-calendar-year expulsion. The motion carried 5–0.
A second expulsion hearing for student #562200932 followed; the student's representative again was not present. The board met in executive session from 5:20 to 5:33 p.m., and upon returning accepted the superintendent's recommendation to expel the student for the remainder of the 2024–2025 school year. The motion was carried 5–0.
A third hearing involved student #562201149; the superintendent recommended expulsion for the remainder of the 2024–2025 school year, and the board voted to accept that recommendation 5–0.
The hearings and votes were recorded in the meeting minutes. The board used executive session as allowed under district procedures for student-discipline deliberations; the minutes do not record additional factual findings beyond the superintendent's recommendations. The meeting adjourned at 8:01 p.m.
Next steps stated in the minutes: none specified regarding appeal timelines or further remedial actions.
