Expulsion of Perry v. School Board of Putnam County

Jeff Perry, a thirteen year old former student at the Beasley Middle School, appeals his expulsion from the school for the first six weeks of the 1983-84 school year and his assignment to the alternative school program for the second and third grading periods. He was charged with violating Rule XI of the Putnam County School Board, “conduct subversive to good order at the school,” and was afforded a hearing before the Putnam County School Board. Jeff brought to school a pill, which he was told by a high school student was “speed,” and sold it to another student for $1.00. The nature of the…