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Westwood board upholds superintendent's recommendation to expel student
Summary
The Westwood Community School District Board accepted the superintendent's recommendation to expel a student on March 25, 2026; the 5-0 unanimous vote followed a closed-session hearing and the appointment of outside counsel as hearing officer.
The Westwood Community School District Board of Education voted unanimously on March 25, 2026, to accept the superintendent's recommendation to expel a student.
Vice President Timothy Emery moved to accept the recommendation and Secretary Sarah Ward seconded; the motion "passed unanimously, 5-0." The action followed a closed-session hearing held at the Equilla Bradford Administrative Center. Superintendent Stiles X. Simmons and a member of the student's family were listed as present in the meeting record.
The board had earlier named attorney Adam Blaylock of the Miller Johnson firm as hearing officer for the expulsion proceeding. The motion to appoint Blaylock was moved by Vice President Emery and seconded by Treasurer Roderick Means and passed 5-0.
The meeting record shows the board entered closed session at 6:06 p.m. to "discuss the actions of the student at the request of the Mother" and returned to open session at 7:33 p.m. The meeting was adjourned at 7:40 p.m. The minutes list next board meetings on April 14 (work study) and April 16 (regular meeting), 2026.
No public comments or board member remarks were recorded for this special meeting.
