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Fruitport board votes to expel student for minimum 180 school days
Summary
At a special Oct. 20 meeting, the Fruitport Community Schools Board of Education voted 6-0 (1 absent) to expel Student UIC 3029719017 for at least 180 school days; the student may apply for reinstatement after 150 days if conditions are met. The board met in closed session under the Michigan Open Meetings Act Section 8(b).
The Fruitport Community Schools Board of Education voted Oct. 20 to expel a student identified as UIC 3029719017 for a minimum of 180 school days, with eligibility to apply for reinstatement after 150 days, during a special meeting at the district central office.
Board President Dave Hazekamp called the meeting to order at 6:32 p.m. Board member Kris Cole moved, and Kathy Six seconded, to enter a closed session at 6:34 p.m. pursuant to Section 8(b) of the Michigan Open Meetings Act and at the written request of the student’s parent for a student-discipline hearing. The motion to enter closed session carried on a roll call vote recorded in the minutes; the transcript notes Steve Kelly arrived at 6:36 p.m. and Josh Mueller at 6:40 p.m.
The board returned to open session at 7:17 p.m. on a motion by Cole, seconded by Six. After returning to open session, Board member Josh Mueller moved and Kathy Six seconded Item 25-127, a Board Resolution for student discipline. The resolution, as recorded in the minutes, expelled Student UIC 3029719017 for a minimum of 180 school days; the student may apply for reinstatement to the Board of Education after 150 school days and must meet all conditions of reinstatement at the time of application. The roll-call vote on the resolution was recorded as: Burgess — absent; Cole — yes; Kelly — yes; Hazekamp — yes; Meeuwenberg — yes; Mueller — yes; Six — yes. The motion carried 6-0 with one absence (Tim Burgess).
The board adjourned at 7:25 p.m. on a motion by Kris Cole, seconded by JB Meeuwenberg.
The action was taken under the authority cited in the minutes as the Michigan Open Meetings Act Section 8(b); the minutes also note the closed-session hearing was held at the written request of the student’s parent. The district’s minutes identify the student only by UIC 3029719017; no name or additional identifying information appears in the record.
Next steps recorded in the minutes: the student remains expelled until and unless the Board of Education reinstates them, and may submit an application for reinstatement after the specified 150-day period if all conditions set out in the Board Resolution are met.
