Exclusions from school. The board of school directors shall define and publish the types of offenses that would lead to exclusion from school. Exclusions affecting certain exceptional students shall be governed by § 14.35 (relating to discipline).
Exclusions from school. The board of school directors shall define and publish the types of offenses that would lead to exclusion from school. Exclusions affecting certain exceptional students shall be governed by § 14.35 (relating to discipline). Exclusion from school may take the form of suspension or expulsion. Suspension is exclusion from school for a period of from 1 to 10 consecutive school days. Suspensions may be given by the principal or person in charge of the public school. No student shall be suspended until the student has been informed of the reasons for the suspension and given an opportunity to respond. Prior notice of the intended suspension need not be given when it is clear that the health, safety or welfare of the school community is threatened. The parents and the superintendent of the district shall be notified immediately in writing when the student is suspended. When the suspension exceeds 3 school days, the student and parent shall be given the opportunity for an informal hearing consistent with the requirements set forth in § 12.8(c) (relating to hearings). Suspensions may not be made to run consecutively beyond the 10 school day period. Students shall have the responsibility to make up exams and work missed while being disciplined by suspension and shall be permitted to complete these assignments within guidelines established by the board of school directors. Expulsion is exclusion from school by the board of education for a period exceeding 10 school days and may be permanent expulsion from the school rolls. All expulsions require a prior formal hearing under § 12.8. During the period prior to the hearing and decision of the board of school directors in an expulsion case, the student shall be placed in his normal class except as set forth in subsection (d). If it is determined after an informal hearing that a student’s presence in his normal class would constitute a threat to the health, safety, morals or welfare of others and it is not possible to hold a formal hearing within the period of a suspension, the student may be excluded from school for more than 10 school days, if the formal hearing is not unreasonably delayed. Any student so excluded shall be provided with alternative education, which may include home study. Students who are less than 17 years of age are still subject to the compulsory school attendance law even though expelled, and they must be provided an education. The initial responsibility for providing the required education rests wi...
