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Board approves student expulsion; transcript shows inconsistent ID number
Summary
The Jacksonville School District #117 board unanimously approved a long-term expulsion recommended by the principal and superintendent, but the meeting transcript contains inconsistent student ID numbers (#004179 and #004176); the official minutes should be consulted for the correct record.
At its Jan. 21, 2026 meeting the Jacksonville School District #117 board approved a recommendation to expel a student for the remainder of the 2025–26 school year, all of 2026–27 and the first semester of 2027–28. The motion, made by Mrs. Stewart and seconded by Mrs. Wilson, passed unanimously.
The meeting transcript records the motion but contains an internal inconsistency: one line lists the student as #004179 while the action text that follows states #004176. The board’s roll-call on the motion is recorded as unanimous (Stewart, Wilson, Pool, Trace, Lonergan, Beard). Because of the discrepancy in the transcript, the official board minutes or the district clerk should be consulted to confirm the correct student identifier and the precise terms of the expulsion.
The board moved this disciplinary action following closed-session deliberations that cited student-discipline statutory authority; the motion took effect immediately upon approval. The district did not provide additional factual details about the underlying incident in the open minutes.
