I don't know what the child did. The child has been suspended a couple of times this year already and the school held off on suspending for a long time because of issues within the family. I think the child was written up 20+ times before being suspended and was suspended for good cause. The mom isn't ready to talk about it; just said what the child did was "horrific".
After talking to the mom, it sounds like the expulsion is a time frame of 30, 60, 90 days or more and it may carry into the next school year. The child will be required, however, to attend school in June and July. The principal said that generally they let the child return the following school year as a fresh start and use the remaining expulsion period as a probationary period, if that makes any sense. IOW, the child would start school in the fall on the first day even if the expulsion ran into the next school year, but the remaining expulsion time frame would be considered a probationary period. I assume, then, that one strike and the child would be out again.
The principal also said that because of the child's grades thus far, and ability, the child will be promoted to the next grade. Mom isn't sure if she'll be required to provide education in the interim. The expulsion hearing is next week.