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NY student suspended for coffee challenges school's unlawful policy adoption

Julie Kaputa questioned whether the district followed open-meeting laws when adding a food ban to its code of conduct.

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What to know

  • A high school honors student was suspended on her first day for bringing coffee to class after the school adopted a new outside food and drink policy over the summer.
  • Kaputa challenged the policy as invalid because the school did not hold a properly announced public hearing as required by open-meeting laws before adopting it.
  • The superintendent initially defended the August board meeting as the public hearing, but acknowledged after speaking with Kaputa that it was not properly announced.
  • The school board is holding a public hearing to formally adopt the policy and allow student input.

“There was no public hearing to discuss it. Transparency in government is a big thing that I care about a lot, and it just kind of struck me as odd that there wasn't a public hearing.”

Julie Kaputa, Senior, Beaver River Central School · Independent UK ↗

Julie Kaputa Senior, Beaver River Central SchoolMaryAnne Kaputa Julie's motherTodd Green Superintendent, Beaver River Central School District

NY student suspended for coffee challenges school's unlawful policy adoption
Independent UK

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    School board to hold public hearing on outside food and drink policy

    The school board scheduled a public hearing for Monday (the week of September 14) to formally adopt the policy on outside food and beverages and gather input from students.

    1. 2 outlets Who is Julie Kaputa? New York high school student suspended over coffee, challenges school's new food policy

      first by Hindustan Times, 10d ago · also Independent UK

      2 more headlines
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    Superintendent acknowledges improper hearing process and agrees to hold public hearing

    Todd Green, the district superintendent, initially said the monthly August board meeting counted as a public hearing. However, after speaking with Kaputa, he acknowledged the hearing was not properly announced. He agreed that the district tries to follow open-meeting laws and said the school would address any issues that need fixing.

    “It's good to see students standing up for what they believe in. We really appreciate that. That often doesn't happen.”
    — Todd Green
  3. background

    Kaputa challenges the policy on grounds that no public hearing was held — Kaputa and her mother questioned whether the school followed open-meeting laws, arguing the district was required to hold a publicly announced hearing before adopting the new policy. The mother said they searched for evidence of such a hearing and could not find one.

  4. background

    Kaputa received in-school suspension for violating the new food policy — Kaputa was given an in-school suspension for the violation. The suspension would not be placed on her permanent record.

  5. background

    Julie Kaputa brought coffee to class and was told to dispose of it or visit the office — On her first day as a senior at Beaver River Central School in Beaver Falls, New York, Kaputa brought a cup of coffee to first-period class. A teacher told her she needed to dump it out, consume it immediately, or go to the office. The school had added a policy against outside food and drinks to its code of conduct over the summer break.

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  1. 4 outlets Upstate NY high school student suspended for bringing coffee to class

    first by The Oregonian, 10d ago · also NY Post, PennLive, MassLive

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