Banning Unified reports expulsion to non-public school for one student after closed session

The Banning Unified School District Board of Trustees reported a reportable action from closed session at the April 22 meeting: regarding case number 2025-26-9, the board chose to expel the student to a non-public school for the current and upcoming semester. Clerk Troutman read the reportable action after the board reconvened at 7:37 p.m., stating the discipline outcome.

Clerk Troutman said the board "received information and took action" in closed session and that the reportable element was the expulsion decision for case 2025-26-9. The board did not discuss details of the underlying incident in open session; the reportable action was limited to the disciplinary disposition and placement.

Under district and state practice, student discipline details beyond the disposition are typically confidential; the board’s public report identified the case number and the resulting placement as a non-public school for the stated duration. No vote tally or mover/second was recorded in the open-session report.

The board then resumed open-session business and continued the agenda.