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Four Fallon high school students face expulsion after their arrests stemming from a flap over a dress code violation.
Municipal Court Judge Mike Lister placed the Churchill County High School students on house arrest on Monday, three days after they were arrested on suspicion of interfering with a public officer.
School officials say a 17-year-old student refused to turn over his bandana to an administrator Friday.
Officials say the student turned aggressive when a police officer asked for the article. Three other students stepped in and were arrested. The school was locked down for more than an hour.
Superintendent Carolyn Ross says the process to expel the four students is under way.
In response to the incident, Ross says she plans to ask the school board on Thursday to approve a half-time security officer position.
She says she hopes the security officer could foster relationships with students.
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