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MINUTES
� BANGOR SCHOOL CbMMITTEE
SPECIAL IvIEETING
7:0�0 p.m., I�onday, January 14, 2002
Abrahain Lincoln School
School Cominittee Members present: Chairman Mat-tha Newman, Susan Carlisle, James Cox,
George Eaton, and Ellen Tobin. Corrunittee Attorney Peter Lowe was present.
Tl1e meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. The Pledge of Allegiance followed.
A. Committee Member Susan Carlisle moved to enter Executive Session to conduct a
hearing regarding the expulsion of a student. Committee Member Ellen Tobin seconded
� the motion.
VOTED 5-0 by Roll Call Vote to enter Executive Session'to conduct a hearing regarding
the expulsion of a student at 7:06 p.m.
Committee Member Susan Carlisle moved to enter Public Session. The motion was
seconded by Coinmittee Member Ellen Tobin. �
VOTED 5-0 to enter Public Session at 7:46 p.m.
. B. Committee Member Susan Carlisle stated the fmding and the resolution of the Bangor
School Committee. The School Committee finds that:
(l.) Student X* made a bomb threat oi1 December 17, 2001 at the William S. Cohen
School;
(2.) Student X's actions were an infraction of violence and he did act in a deliberately
disobedient and deliberately disorderly manner;
(3.) It is necessary for the peace and usefulness of the school to expel Student X.
School Committee Member Ellen Tobin seconded the resolution .
VOTED 5-0 to accept the resolution as read.
Chairman�artha Newman confirmed tlie e�pulsion and adjourned the meeting at 7:45 p.n�.
R e.,tfully `mitted,
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Kobert Ervin, Ed.D.
Sunerinteizdent oi Sciiools
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� MII�TUTES
BAN�C?R SCHOOL COMMIT'TEE
� REGULAR MEETING
7:00 p.m., Monday, Januazy 7, 20Q2
� Abraham Lincoln Schaol
School Committee Mexnbers present: Chairman Nlartha Newman, Phyllis Shubert, Susan �arlisle,
� James Cox, George Eaton, Christine Szal, and E11en Tobin.
The meeting was calied to order at '7:00 p.m. The Pledge of Allegiance followed.
A. 1. VOTED 7-0 to approve the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of December 17,2041.
B: There were na audience comments or requests for information.
C. There were no Commit�ee Reports.
D. 1. Superintendent Ervin introduced The Challenger Space Centex, an initiative zn the carnmunity
to develapment an intense space mission experience for middle grad.e students throughaut
Maine. A review af the Challenger curriculum materzals indicates ma�.y points of integration
with the curriculum of the Bangar Public Schaols, and he anticipated that the Challenger
experience would become a cornrnon Iearning experience for fifth or six.th graders. He
� introduced BiI1 Buckley, the driving force behind the development, and VWSCS teacher Kris
� Reid who presented an averview af the project and answered questians. The Committee
greeted the developrx�ent enthusiastically with Coz�nmittee Memi�er Get�rge Eaton noting the
divine inspiration tt�.at Mr. Bucl�lay must have received.
2. The Superintendent reques�ed approval for trips tc� Quebec far French students from both the
3ames F. Doughty and William S. Cohen Scht�ol for Me�norial Day Weekend.
V{�TED 7-0 to approve tl�e French trips ta Quebec as presented.
E. The Superzntendent reccrmr�ended Seeand Readin�, and therefore approval, of Policies JGD,
Suspensian, and JUE,Expulsion.
V4TED 7-0 to grant Second Readin�to Policies 3GD, Suspension, and JGE, E�pulsion.
F. There were no questions frorr�me�bers of the public.
G. There were no questic�ns or cornments from members of the Cammittee.
_ Chair�nan MarthaNewZnan adjourned the meeting at 7:45 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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Robert Ervin, Ed.I�.
Superinterident of Schools �