Reply To: Menahel's Decision To Expel A ?Good? Boy

A decision to expel is a very serious decision. Unless the expelled student is immediately transferred to another orthodox Jewish school, the student is being pushed “with both hands” out of the Torah community. This can only be justified if the student’s continued presence in the school will destroy others spiritually. At least in one case where a girl had to be expelled, one of the administrators did indeed fast the rest of of the day. This is similar to the fasting Beis Din would do when they had to sentence someone to death.