Authority to Expel. A student may be expelled only by the Governing Board. The Board shall expel, as required by law, any student found to have committed any offense listed below under “Mandatory Recommendation and Mandatory Expulsion.” The Board may also order a student expelled for any of the acts listed above under “Grounds for Suspension and Expulsion” upon recommendation by the principal, Superintendent, hearing officer or administrative panel, based on either or both of the following finding(s): (EC 48915(b) and (e))
Authority to Expel. The full authority of the Board of Directors to hear and conduct expulsions shall be granted to the Academic Affairs Committee, a committee of the RSDC Board of Directors. The Academic Affairs Committee shall consist of three board directors of the RSDC Board. The Academic Affairs Committee may expel any student found to have committed an expellable offense. Instead of conducting an expulsion hearing itself, the Academic Affairs Committee may appoint an impartial administrative panel of three or more persons, none of whom were involved in the matter that led to the disciplinary incident. In the event an administrative panel hears the case, it will, within twenty four (24) hours of the hearing, make a recommendation for a final decision of whether or not to expel. The decision shall be in the form of written findings of fact and transmitted to the Principal of the school, who will prepare a written notice to expel. If the Administrative Panel decides not to recommend expulsion, the pupil shall immediately be returned to his/her educational program.
