Common use of Permanent Exclusion Clause in Contracts

Permanent Exclusion. The Student may be excluded permanently from the School if it is proved on the balance of probabilities that the Student has committed a grave breach of discipline or serious misconduct. Please also refer to the Code of Conduct and Behaviour Policy. Permanent Exclusion is reserved for the most serious breaches. The Principal or Head of Division shall act with procedural fairness in all such cases. The Principal's decision to permanently exclude shall be subject to a Governors' Appeal Meeting if requested by the Parents within seven days. The Parents will be given a copy of the Governor's Appeal procedure current at the time. The Student shall be suspended from the School pending the outcome of the Governor's Appeal. See clause 8.17 and clause 8.18.