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Trainer recommends broad expulsion language to preserve board discretion
Summary
On student expulsions the trainer recommended voting simply to expel and leaving re‑admission timing and suggested conditions (anger management, community service) as encouragement rather than mandatory checklists to avoid later legal challenges.
The presenter walked trustees through best practices for wording expulsion motions, advising that the board generally keeps discretion by declaring a student "expelled" and then offering an option to apply for readmission after a specified period rather than crafting narrow, enforceable conditions. He said written orders explaining the board's reasons are now expected after recent court rulings.
Board members asked whether to attach conditions for readmission; the presenter cautioned that very specific prerequisites can create an implied entitlement if later used as a checklist and recommended framing such items as suggestions rather than mandatory requirements.
