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Cedar Springs board expels one student, suspends another after closed-session discipline review
Summary
At a March 16 special meeting, the Cedar Springs Board of Education voted 6-0 to expel student 25.26.05 (eligible to petition for reinstatement after 180 school days) and to suspend student 25.26.06 through the end of the 2025–26 school year, with return scheduled for Aug. 26, 2026.
The Cedar Springs Board of Education voted on March 16 to expel one student and to suspend another following a closed session on student discipline under the Open Meetings Act, Section 8(b). The board approved expulsion of student 25.26.05 and authorized suspension of student 25.26.06; both motions carried on unanimous 6-0 votes.
The board entered closed session at 6:02 p.m. after a motion by Slager supported by Willett and concluded that session at 6:54 p.m. After the closed session, the board took the recorded actions: the expulsion includes a pathway for the student to petition for reinstatement after 180 school days, and the suspension will keep student 25.26.06 out of school through the end of the 2025–26 academic year with an expected return date of August 26, 2026. The motions were recorded as carried with AYEs from Bowser, Patin, Reed, Shoffner, Slager and Willett; member Gilmore was absent.
The minutes note that public commenters participated earlier in the meeting and that Superintendent Smith will follow up with community members who spoke. No additional communications or new information from the superintendent or board were recorded in the minutes.
The actions are recorded by student case number (25.26.05 and 25.26.06) in the board minutes; the minutes do not provide names or further factual detail about the underlying incidents. Next procedural steps beyond the stated reinstatement/suspension timelines were not specified in the minutes.
