Wynne School Board approves expulsion for one student, places another in Second Chance program

The Wynne School District Board of Education held two disciplinary hearings March 16. In the first case, the board considered a recommendation from administration to expel Student 190502810, a fourth grader at Wynne Intermediate School. The parent and student attended; the board held an executive session to discuss the matter and then voted unanimously to allow the student to participate in the district’s “Second Chance” program in lieu of expulsion.

In a second case the administration recommended expulsion of Student 2261049, a 12th-grade student at Wynne New Start, for 365 days. Neither the parent nor the student attended the hearing. After discussion the board voted (motion by Mr. Spencer Parker, seconded by Mrs. Leanne Lovell) and passed unanimously to expel Student 2261049 for 365 days as recommended by administration. The hearing records show that Student 2261049 was suspended for 10 days pending board action; the board’s action was recorded as expulsion for 365 days.