Creve Coeur SD 76 board expels student after disciplinary hearing

The Board of Education of Creve Coeur School District No. 76 voted to expel a student identified in the minutes as "Student 25-03" for the remainder of the 2025–2026 school year after a closed student disciplinary hearing on Jan. 6, 2026. The motion, made by board member Pam Greiner and seconded by Brenda Keogel, carried on a roll-call vote listing six members as voting "yea": Keogel, Brandon Lang, Mason Shear, Amanda Stimeling, Pam Greiner and President Linda Bailey; the minutes record no "nays." The minutes do not state the specific conduct underlying the finding beyond the board's determination that the student was guilty of "gross misconduct" under the Illinois School Code and district policies.

On a separate motion during the same meeting, President Linda Bailey, seconded by Brenda Keogel, moved that Student 25-03 be placed on probationary status for the 2026–2027 school year and that any suspendable offense during that probation require the student to appear before the Board for review of the expulsion. That motion passed on the same roll-call configuration recorded for the expulsion motion (six recorded "yeas," no recorded "nays"). The minutes do not describe any administrative remedies, appeal options, or the specific behavioral expectations tied to the probationary status.

The expulsions and probation were taken in executive session and were recorded in the official minutes as actions of the board; the minutes cite the Illinois School Code and "School Board policies" as the basis for the determination but do not cite a specific code section or policy number. The board did not elaborate in the published minutes on whether the absent or non-voting status of any member (Val Ragon is not listed among the "yeas" in the expulsion and probation votes) reflected an abstention, recusal, or absence; the minutes give only the names recorded in the roll-call results. The minutes list Superintendent Johnson and Principal Yocum as present at the meeting but do not include a statement from district administration on next steps.

The board's actions were formal motions recorded in the minutes. The official effective period of the expulsion is described as "for the remainder of the 2025–2026 school year." The minutes do not specify whether the student may seek readmission or appeal under district policy or state statute; neither appeal timelines nor implementation details are included.