In a rare occurrence, the parents of a Madison School District student facing possible expulsion opted to have the evidence against him presented at an open hearing Monday, giving the public an uncommon glimpse at a disciplinary process that typically unfolds behind closed doors.
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At rare open hearing, Madison middle school student fights to avoid expulsion
Dereian Brown, a sixth-grader at Cherokee Heights Middle School, sits through his expulsion hearing with attorneys Nick Gansner, left, and Matthew Giesfeldt, right, on Monday at the Madison School District’s Doyle Administration Building. In the foreground are the district’s legal counsel Dylan Pauly, left, and Hong Tran, right, an assistant principal at the school.
The sixth-grader allegedly brought a BB gun to Cherokee Heights Middle School.
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The case now goes to the School Board, which can accept, reverse or modify the recommendation.
