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Table of Cont . Grad . Req . Disciplinary Responibilities Stud . Activities School Services Miscellaneous
5 . Notice of the original suspension shall be transmitted by the principal or designee to the Superintendent or his / her designee by the close of the school day following the commencement of the suspension .
6 . The student shall be allowed to complete any classwork , including examinations , without penalty , which he or she missed while under suspension .
7 . Notice of the suspension shall be recorded in the student ' s cumulative educational record . Such notice shall be expunged from the cumulative educational record by the Board if the student graduates from high school .
8 . The decision of the principal or designee with regard to disciplinary actions up to and including suspensions shall be final .
B .
In cases where the student has already been suspended , or such suspension will result in the student ' s being suspended , more than ten ( 10 ) times or fifty ( 50 ) days in a school year , whichever results in fewer days of exclusion , the student shall , prior to suspension , be granted a formal hearing before the Board of Education . The principal or designee shall report the student to the Superintendent or his / her designee and request a formal Board hearing .
V .
Procedures Governing In-School Suspension A .
B .
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E .
The principal or designee may impose in-school suspension for students in grades 3-12 in cases where a student ' s conduct endangers persons or property , violates school policy , seriously disrupts the educational process or in other appropriate circumstances as determined by the principal or designee .
In-school suspension may not be imposed on a student without an informal hearing by the building principal or designee .
By telephone , the principal or designee shall make reasonable attempts to immediately notify the parent or guardian of a minor student following the suspension and state the cause ( s ) leading to the suspension .
Whether or not telephone contact is made with the parent or guardian of such minor student , the principal or designee shall forward a letter promptly to such parent or guardian to the last address reported on school records ( or to a newer address if known by the principal , or designee ), offering the parent or guardian an opportunity for a conference to discuss same .
No student shall be placed on in-school suspension more than fifteen ( 15 ) times or a total of fifty ( 50 ) days in one school year , whichever results in fewer days of exclusion .
VI .
Expulsion Recommendation Procedure A .
A principal may consider recommendation of expulsion of a student in grades 3-12 in a case where he / she has reason to believe the student has engaged in conduct described at sections IIA . and IIB ., above .
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