Students may be removed from the school environment for an offense or offenses which require disciplinary action. The removal of a student from the school environment, which includes, but is not limited to, classes and activities, is an expulsion from school.
It shall be within the discretion of the Board to discipline a student by using an expulsion for a single offence or for a series of offenses depending on the nature of the offense and the circumstances surrounding the offense. Any expulsion shall be consistent with the law.
It shall be within the discretion of the superintendent to recommend to the board the expulsion of a student for disciplinary purposes. Only the Board may take action to expel a student and to readmit the student. The principal shall keep records of discipline problems and of expulsions in addition to the Board’s records. Students shall be provided appropriate due process in discipline involving expulsion.
When the expulsion of a student with a disability is being contemplated, the child’s IEP Team must forward a determination as to whether the child’s behavior that prompted the discipline is a result of the child’s disability. If not, the board may make its decision on the same basis as if the child has no disability. If the behavior leading to the discipline is determined to be a manifestation of the disability, the Board is to consider the IEP Team’s recommendation for alternative placement, special services, and/or modifications.
(April 6, 1981; January 19, 1987; January 16, 1989; November 17, 1997, March 15, 2010; March 21, 2011; January 19, 2015; August 19, 2019)