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LA GRANGE, IL – The Lyons Township High School board decided this week to expel a student for “gross conduct and disobedience.”
The expulsion is to last for two calendar years, effective immediately, the board said.
The board did not provide any details; students are entitled to privacy under state and federal laws.
The board did not indicate when the misconduct occurred, but the case number indicated it happened in 2024.
Before the board’s vote, board President Jill Grech said a hearing officer held a hearing June 10 on the case and decided against the student.
While expelled, the student cannot go onto the school’s property or attend any school-related functions, either on or off campus.
The board’s decision was unanimous.
Expulsions are rare. Only the school board, not administrators, can make such decisions.
Shortly after a fight at South Campus in April 2022, West Cook News, a conservative online publication, reported that the suspected attacker was expelled. It said it got its information from an anonymous source.
The publication’s information was incorrect because the school board made no such decision. Perhaps the anonymous source confused a short-term suspension with an expulsion. The story remains online.
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