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Gilmer County Board of Education accepts superintendent recommendation to expel a student
Summary
At a meeting called to order at 4:32 p.m., the Gilmer County Board of Education voted to accept the superintendent's recommendation to expel student E005202526 under West Virginia Code 18A-5-1a for up to 365 days; the hearing was held in executive session and the board recorded no opposition.
The Gilmer County Board of Education voted to accept the superintendent's recommendation to expel student E005202526 for up to 365 consecutive days under West Virginia Code 18A-5-1a.
The board convened at 4:32 p.m. and, after entering and then arising from an executive session to conduct the student expulsion hearing, reconvened in open session for the superintendent's recommendation. The chair moved to accept the recommendation and the motion was seconded; the board voted 'aye' and the motion carried. No opposition or abstentions were recorded on the public transcript.
The superintendent said the student "would fall into group a under West Virginia state code 18 a 5 1 a, which is intentionally making physically contact of insulting or provoking nature with a school employee while he or she is performing job duties or commuting to work or in retaliation of a school employee's action to supervisor discipline a student." The superintendent recommended expulsion for "no more than 365 days, 12 month consecutive there."
The recommendation included a review process: every nine weeks the school principal and the ALC team will review the student's progress and advise the superintendent whether the expulsion may be reduced. The superintendent outlined criteria for any reduction: good attendance (not chronically absent), maintaining at least a C average, and receiving no level 2, 3, or 4 behavior infractions.
The board's public record shows the procedural motions to enter executive session, to arise from executive session, to accept the superintendent's recommendation and to adjourn; each motion was moved and seconded and carried by voice vote. The chair opened the meeting, led roll call and the pledge of allegiance, and noted there were no delegations at that time. The meeting adjourned after the vote.
The transcript does not record named board members casting individual votes on the expulsion motion, nor does it include additional details about evidence presented in the executive session. The superintendent's recommendation and the board's vote are the actions recorded in the meeting minutes.
