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Windsor Locks Board votes unanimously to expel student for one year after closed hearing
Summary
At a Feb. 3 special meeting the Windsor Locks Board of Education voted unanimously to expel "Student E" for one calendar year after an executive-session hearing that included testimony from district administrators, the student, the student's guardian and mother, and sworn witnesses.
At a Feb. 3 special meeting, the Windsor Locks Board of Education voted unanimously to expel a student identified in the minutes as "Student E" for one calendar year after an executive-session hearing.
The board moved into executive session earlier in the meeting to conduct a student expulsion hearing and to preserve the confidentiality of student records. The motion to adopt the expulsion was presented in public when the board reconvened, with the minutes recording: "It was MOVED (Osorio) and SECONDED (Guyette) and PASSED (U) that the Windsor Locks Board of Education (1) accepts and adopts the findings and facts discussed and presented in executive session; and find that Student E is hereby expelled from the Windsor Locks Public Schools, including all school-related activities, curricular or otherwise, for a period of one calendar year and (2) that as a consequence of said conduct, Student E shall be expelled in accordance with the terms and conditions of the administrations recommendations as amended." The motion was moved by Board Member Alba Osorio and seconded by Board Member Greg Guyette; the minutes record the vote as unanimous.
The hearing included testimony from Superintendent Shawn Parkhurst, Dr. Rebecca Bissonnette (Principal, Windsor Locks High School), Assistant Principal Kirsten Krupa, the student (Student E), the student's mother and guardian, and additional sworn witnesses. The chairwoman, Kylee Christianson, told the record that after discussion the board determined Student E had engaged in conduct that violated board policy and constituted an expellable offense. The minutes do not specify the factual details of the conduct that led to the expulsion.
The meeting began at 3:33 p.m.; the board recessed during the hearing and reconvened multiple times before returning to open session at 4:49 p.m. The board adjourned at 4:51 p.m. The action adopts the administration's recommended terms as amended; the minutes do not list the specific administrative conditions or any appeal timeline.
