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West Bonner County School District board votes to expel student after executive session
Summary
At a Jan. 14 special meeting, the West Bonner County School District #83 board voted 5-0 to expel "Student A" until the start of the next school year, accepting a recommendation from the principal and the student’s guardian after an executive session held under Idaho Code 74-206(1)(b) and (d).
At a special meeting on Jan. 14, 2025, the West Bonner County School District #83 Board of Trustees voted unanimously to expel a student listed in the minutes as "Student A" until the start of the next school year.
The action followed an executive session the board held under Idaho Code 74-206(1)(b) and (d) to consider personnel and records exempt from public disclosure. Board Vice Chair Ann Yount made the motion "to accept the recommendation of the Principal and the Guardian of Student A to Expel Student A until the start of the next school year upon compliance with the requirements of re-enrollment," which Trustee Kathy Nash seconded; the motion passed 5-0.
The minutes record that Principal Matt George and the guardian of Student A were present during the executive session and that the recommendation to expel was advanced by the principal and the guardian. The minutes do not include details of the conduct leading to the recommendation, specific re-enrollment conditions, or any timeline beyond “until the start of the next school year.” Those conditions are described in the minutes only as "compliance with the requirements of re-enrollment," with no further specification.
The board used a roll-call vote to enter executive session and to approve the expulsion motion; the recorded vote on the expulsion was Yea: 5, Nay: 0. The minutes list those present at the meeting and in the executive session as Board Chair Margaret Hall, Vice Chair Ann Yount, Trustees Kathy Nash, Delbert Pound and Paul Turco, Superintendent Kim Spacek, Principal Matt George, Student Resource Officer Chris Davis, the guardian of Student A, and Board Clerk Julie Hinshaw.
Because the meeting included an executive session held under cited provisions of Idaho law that permit nonpublic consideration of personnel and student-record matters, the minutes appropriately omit the confidential details discussed in executive session. The district’s minutes do not state whether the expulsion decision is subject to any further administrative appeal; the minutes record only the board’s motion and its outcome.
