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LA Unified board reports expulsions, denies an enrollment and appoints two senior administrators
Summary
After recessing to closed session, the board reported multiple student expulsions and conditional enrollments and appointed Andre Spicer as chief of schools and Robert Whitman as a regional superintendent, each by 7‑0 recorded votes; one expulsion (case 73) passed 6–1 with the board president dissenting.
The Los Angeles Unified School District Board reported out actions after a closed session on June 17, saying it approved expulsions in multiple student cases and made two personnel appointments.
Under student discipline (Tab 1) the board approved expulsions with recommended dispositions for students listed as case numbers 61–62, 63–64, 65–66, 67–68, 69–70, 71–72, 74–75 (tally recorded as 7 ayes). The board also approved the expulsion for case 73 with the recommended disposition by a 6–1 vote; Board President Schmirzel was recorded as the lone no.
The board denied enrollment for student case number 22 with a 7‑0 vote and approved conditional enrollment for students in case numbers 20, 21 and 23 with 7 ayes.
Under personnel items (Tab 2), the board appointed Andre Spicer to the position of chief of schools, with a term beginning July 1, 2026 and ending July 30, 2027; terms and conditions were noted as "available upon finalization of the agreement." The board also appointed Robert Whitman to the position of regional superintendent with a term from July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027. Both appointments were recorded as 7 ayes.
The meeting recessed into closed session at 11:59 a.m. and reconvened in the afternoon to report these actions; no further details about recommended dispositions or the contractual terms were read into the public record at the time of the report.
The board asked whether there were objections to adjournment; the meeting adjourned at 3:49 p.m.
