After amendments, Cedar Springs board expels second student with reinstatement contingent on restorative steps

Board President Reed and other members deliberated on Student 25.26.02 during the closed session and subsequent public action. The minutes record an initial motion (Reed/Slager) to suspend the student through the first semester, allowing a return for in-person instruction on Jan. 19, 2026. That suspension motion was amended by Reed (supported by Lund) to expel the student for the remainder of the 2025–26 school year; the amended motion carried 6-1 (Shoffner opposed). A further amendment (Reed supported by Gilmore) then passed unanimously, and the board adopted a final expulsion motion (Reed/Slager) that recorded a 7-0 vote.

The public minutes state the expelled student "may apply for reinstatement for the 2026-27 academic year if all of the restorative practices, interventions, and recommendations have been met/accomplished with fidelity." The minutes do not specify the restorative practices or the criteria for meeting them; details discussed in closed session were not included in the public record. The board recorded the sequence of amendment votes in the public minutes; no public testimony or additional evidence for the disciplinary decision is shown in the published minutes.