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Lakewood Board of Education May Overturn Policy to Help Expelled Students

Discussion surfaced as data revealed truancy as number one reason for expulsion at LHS.

At Monday’s regular meeting at , the Lakewood Board of Education began discussing whether or not to overturn a school policy that prohibits expelled students from taking online courses. 

This discussion surfaced when school officials received data that cited truancy as the primary reason for short term expulsions. 

“The number one reason for expulsion is attendance,” Superintendent Joseph Madak said. “We discussed the possibility of offering an online alternative for students who are expelled, in certain cases, to see if in fact that might be a way of not having them left out of or fall behind so far in the educational process.” 

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If the policy is changed, then students who are expelled because of relatively light infractions — such as cutting class — will be able to enroll in Lakewood City Academy’s online learning program, public relations specialist Christine Gordillo said. 

In other news, Madak said that all-day kindergarten enrollment is holding steady since they introduced the program last year. 

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However, overall school enrollment continues to decline very slowly, he said. 

Over the next five to six years, school officials will be keeping an eye on the kindergarten enrollment in the hopes that it remains stable or begins to increase as those trends would most likely generate a positive ripple effect on overall enrollment.

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