Dicipline
Procedures for Suspension (715.04)
The Superintendent, the Building Principal, the Assistant Building Principal or the Dean of Students is authorized to suspend students guilty of gross disobedience or misconduct from school (and all school functions) for a period not to exceed ten (10) school days. The student and parents or guardian are due the following procedural protections:
1. Prior to suspension, the student shall be provided oral or written notice of the charges. The student shall be given an explanation of the evidence against him and an opportunity to present his/her version of the incident.
2. Prior notice and hearing as stated above may not be required and the student immediately suspended, when the student's presence poses a continuing danger to persons or property or an ongoing threat of disruption to the educational process. In such cases, the necessary notice and hearing shall follow as soon as practicable.
3. Any suspension shall be reported to the parent or guardian of the student. A full statement of the reasons for the suspension and a notice of the parent's right to review that suspension will be sent to the parents.
4. Upon request of the parents or guardians, a review shall be conducted by the Building Principal to review the suspension. After receipt of the Building Principal's decision, the parents/guardians may request a hearing on the suspension before a hearing officer appointed by the School Board. At the hearing, the parent or guardian of the student may appear and discuss the suspension. The hearing officer shall provide the Board a written summary of the evidence heard at the meeting. Upon receipt of the report, the Board may take such action as it finds appropriate.
Expulsion Procedures for Students (715.05)
The School Board is authorized to expel students guilty of gross disobedience or misconduct for the remainder of the school term or for a shorter period of time as determined by the School Board. The student and parents or guardian shall be due the following procedural protections:
1. Prior to expulsion, the student shall be provided written notice of the charges and the time and the place of the hearing to be conducted by the Board or a school official appointed by it. If a hearing officer is appointed by the Board, he shall report to the Board the evidence presented at the hearing and the Board shall take such final action as it finds appropriate.
2. The Board shall provide written notice to the parents or guardian of the time, place and purpose of the hearing by registered or certified mail and request the appearance of the parents or guardian at the expulsion hearing.
3. During the expulsion hearing, the student and his parents or guardian may be represented by counsel, present witnesses and other evidence on his behalf and cross-examine adverse witnesses. The expulsion hearing shall be a bifurcated proceeding. First, the hearing officer shall hear evidence on the issue of whether the student is guilty of the gross disobedience or misconduct as charged. Next, the hearing officer will hear evidence as to the discipline that might be used in the event the student is found guilty of the charges. The hearing officer will then prepare a written summary of the evidence heard at the hearing for the Board. After or receipt of the hearing officer's report, the Board shall decide the issue of guilt. If the Board finds the student guilty of the gross disobedience or misconduct as charged, it shall then determine the appropriate level of discipline to be meted out.
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