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Calipatria Unified board votes unanimously to expel two students after closed session
Summary
After a closed‑session review under Education Code provisions, the board approved expulsions for two students (Grade 7 and Grade 8) by a 7–0 vote; final action was announced in open session and entered into the public record.
The Calipatria Unified School District Board of Trustees voted unanimously Sept. 8 to expel two students following closed‑session deliberations under state education codes. The board reconvened to public session at 6:30 p.m., and Trustee Diego Navarro moved to expel Student #1 (Grade 7) and Student #2 (Grade 8); Trustee Patty Dockstader seconded. The motion passed by roll call, 7 ayes.
Board President Holly Widmann announced the board's action in open session and noted that final action on student matters deliberated in closed session must be taken in public under Education Code 35146 and 48918. The agenda listed the cases as 2025–26 Student #1 and Student #2 under Education Code 48900(a). No identifying information about the students was disclosed in the public record.
