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Votes at a glance: Cedar Springs Board approves expulsions, adopts agenda and enters closed session
Summary
Key actions recorded in the Cedar Springs Public Schools special board meeting Oct. 2, 2025: agenda adopted (7-0); closed session authorized under Open Meetings Act Section 8(b) (7-0); Student 25.26.01 expelled (7-0); Student 25.26.02 ultimately expelled after amendment sequence (final 7-0).
The Cedar Springs Public Schools Board of Education recorded several formal actions Oct. 2, 2025. The board adopted the meeting agenda on a 7-0 vote (motion by Lund, supported by Gilmore) and authorized a closed session under the Open Meetings Act Section 8(b) to discuss student discipline (motion by Bowser, supported by Patin; 7-0).
Following closed session, the board approved disciplinary actions: a motion by Shoffner (supported by Bowser) expelled Student 25.26.01 for the remainder of the 2025–26 school year (7-0). For Student 25.26.02 the public minutes record an initial suspension motion (Reed/Slager) that was amended to expulsion; recorded amendment votes included a 6-1 result on an intermediate amendment and a subsequent final unanimous vote adopting the expulsion (final motion Reed/Slager, 7-0). The minutes note reinstatement eligibility for the 2026–27 academic year in both cases, with conditions specified for Student 25.26.02 only as "restorative practices, interventions, and recommendations" but with no further detail in the public minutes.
Quote from the meeting minutes: "The meeting was called to order by Board President Reed at 6:00 p.m. at Cedar Springs ECC/DO Building, 204 E. Muskegon Street, Cedar Springs, MI 49319."
