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Mason Board votes 4-0 to permanently expel a student after closed-session hearing
Summary
After a closed-session hearing requested by a parent, the Mason Consolidated Schools Board of Education voted 4-0 on Oct. 1, 2025, to permanently expel a student; the board recorded the vote by roll call and offered the related resolution.
The Mason Consolidated Schools Board of Education voted 4-0 on Oct. 1 to permanently expel a student following a closed-session hearing requested by the student’s parent.
The board moved into closed session under Section 8(b) to consider the dismissal, suspension or discipline of a student. Board member England made the motion to enter closed session, which was supported by Board member Waller; the roll call recorded Waller, Fowler, Otting and England as present. The closed session began at 6:40 p.m. and ended at 7:05 p.m.
After the hearing, Board member Waller moved to offer the preamble and resolution to expel the student; the motion was supported by Board member England. Roll call on the resolution showed Waller, Fowler, Otting and England voting yes; the motion carried 4-0 and the board recorded the permanent expulsion "consistent with the resolution." The student’s identity was not disclosed in the minutes and remains known only to the board.
The board adjourned at 7:09 p.m.
Procedural context: the board invoked the statutory closed-session provision for student-discipline hearings at the parent’s request; the minutes state the resolution was adopted as written to the board and no further public details were recorded.
