A closed session Monday went 45 minutes longer than scheduled, then the Clarkston Community Schools Board of Education voted on five students involved in drug possession at Clarkston High School.
Administrators had recommended permanent expulsion for four of the offenders and long-term suspension for the fifth, but the board voted to reduce the expulsion for one sophomore to a 75-day expulsion with an opportunity to reapply next year.
The actions involved three freshmen and two sophomores. The other sophomore received a 75-day ‘suspension,? effectively dismissing him from school for the remainder of this academic year. The three freshmen were all permanently expelled.
Superintendent Al Roberts later said the one change came after the student’s mother presented additional evidence to the board. The potential of the student’s readmission is not guaranteed, he said.
Board documents listed a combination of violations of the student code of conduct, including ‘criminal acts,? ‘substance abuse, drugs, narcotic drugs and counterfeit substances,? ‘building rules and regulations? and ‘failure to comply with directions of school personnel.?