Minutes_expulsion_hearing_2202020

COLCHESTER BOARD OF EDUCATION
                              Colchester, CT


                               SPECIAL BOARD MEETING


                              February 20, 2020 ~ 5:00 P.M.
                           Board of Education Conference Room
                                       Town Hall

                                          MINUTES

BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Chair Mary Tomasi, Amy Domeika, Suesen Hickey

ADMINISTRATION PRESENT: Superintendent Jeffrey Burt, Bacon Academy Assistant
Principal Amy Begue

OTHERS PRESENT: Board of Education Attorney Anne Littlefield, State of Connecticut
Resident Trooper Collin Konow, Student A, Mother of Student A, Father of Student A

1. CALL TO ORDER
   Chair Tomasi called the Expulsion Hearing to order at 5:08PM.

2.    EXECUTIVE SESSION – EXPULSION HEARING ON STUDENT A
     Chair Tomasi brought the hearing into Executive Session at 5:10PM for the purpose of
     conducting an expulsion hearing. Superintendent Burt was invited to join the Executive
     Session.

     Public Session was entered at 6:27PM.

3. *MOTION(S) REGARDING OUTCOME OF EXPULSION HEARING ON STUDENT A
    Motion by: A. Domeika
   The Board of Education finds that the student who is the subject of this hearing did, on
   January 28, 2020, possess and use marijuana off campus in a manner that was seriously
   disruptive of the educational process based on its proximity to the school and the
   involvement of three other students from Bacon Academy, including two juveniles. Further,
   the student’s conduct endangered his fellow students.

     The Student who is the subject of this hearing is expelled from the Colchester Public
     Schools for one calendar year, beginning on January 29, 2020 and ending on January 28,
     2021 (“the Period of Expulsion”). During the period of expulsion, the Student may not
     appear on any Colchester Public Schools grounds, nor participate in school or school district
     activities or functions whether they occur on or off school grounds. A failure to abide by
     these prohibitions may result in the charges of criminal trespass and/or further additional
     disciplinary action. If the Student is required to go onto school grounds for any academic or
     other reason, the Student shall contact the school administration to discuss the possibility of
     appearing on school grounds, and receive permission from the administration in advance.

     The Student shall be provided during the period of expulsion with an alternative educational
     opportunity, in accordance with the law.

     Second by: S. Hickey
     Vote: Unanimous

  4. ADJOURNMENT
     M. Tomasi adjourned the meeting at 6:27PM.

*POSSIBLE ACTION ITEM