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JKD-R - Student Suspension Regulations

File: JKD-R

STUDENT SUSPENSION REGULATIONS

Procedure for action on student suspensions:

A. The student shall be given oral or written notice of the charges(s) against him/her;

B. The student shall be given an explanation of the evidence forming the basis for those charges(s) ; and

C. The student shall be given an opportunity to present his/her side of the case.

However, students whose presence poses a continuing danger to persons or property or an ongoing threat of disrupting the academic process may be immediately removed from school; in such cases, the notice of charges, explanation of evidence, and the student's opportunity to explain his/her side of the story, shall be arranged as soon as practicable after removal of the student from school.

The parent/guardian shall be notified of suspension of his/her son/daughter by telephone immediately, if possible, and/or by written notice which shall be dispatched by mail on the day of the suspension. A copy of the written notice shall be sent to the office of the Superintendent of Schools.

Adopted: May 13, 1991

Revised: July 13, 1992

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