Suspension
Students who indulge in disruptive behavior may be suspended. Disruptive behavior includes, but is not limited to:
- Continued and willful disobedience
- Open defiance of the authority of any teacher or person having authority over him/her
- Actions that constitute a continuing danger to the physical well-being of other pupils
- Physical assault upon another pupil
- Taking, or attempting to take, personal property or money from another pupil whether by force or fear
- Willfully causing, or attempting to cause, substantial damage to school property
- Taking part in any unauthorized occupancy of a district facility and refusing to leave promptly when directed to do so by a person in authority
- Inciting other students to truancy
- Being under the influence of alcohol or drugs
- Bringing drugs or alcohol to school
- Making verbal threats to staff and other students
Pupils who commit assault upon a teacher, administrator, board member or other employees of the Board of Education acting in the performance of their duties or in a situation where their authority to so act is apparent, may be suspended from school consistent with procedural due process.
The Assistant Superintendent, in consultation with the Board attorney, shall develop regulations to assure due process to all students before a suspension is imposed and shall include:
- Informing the student of the charges against him/her
- Giving the student a chance to reply to the charges
When the Director imposes a suspension they must report it to the Assistant Superintendent, who will in turn report it to the Board of Education. No suspension may continue beyond the second regular meeting of the Board following the suspension without Board of Education action. No suspension may be continued beyond 25 days without Board of Education action.
