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the pending expulsion hearing shall be included on the student ' s cumulative record and the Board shall complete the expulsion hearing and render a decision . If the Board subsequently renders a decision to expel the student , a notice of the expulsion shall be included on the student ' s cumulative record .
XII .
Procedures Governing Suspension and Expulsion of Students Identified as Eligible for Services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (“ IDEA ”)
A . Suspension of IDEA students :
Notwithstanding the foregoing , if the Administration suspends a student identified as eligible for services under the IDEA ( an “ IDEA student ”) who has engaged in conduct that violated any rule or code of conduct of the school district that applies to all students , the following procedures shall apply :
1 . The Administration shall make reasonable attempts to immediately notify the parents of the student of the decision to suspend on the date on which the decision to suspend was made , and a copy of the special education procedural safeguards must either be hand-delivered or sent by mail to the parents on the date that the decision to suspend was made .
2 . During the period of suspension , the school district is not required to provide any educational services to the IDEA student beyond that which is provided to all students suspended by the school district .
B . Expulsion and Suspensions that Constitute Changes in Placement for IDEA students :
Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary , if the Administration recommends for expulsion an IDEA student who has engaged in conduct that violated any rule or code of conduct of the school district that applies to all students , the procedures described in this section shall apply . The procedures described in this section shall also apply for students whom the Administration has suspended in a manner that is considered under the IDEA , as it may be amended from time to time , to be a change in placement :
1 . The parents of the student must be notified of the decision to suspend on the date on which the decision to suspend was made , and a copy of the special education procedural safeguards must either be hand-delivered or sent by mail to the parents on the date that the decision to suspend was made .
2 . The school district shall immediately convene the IEP team , but in no case later than ten ( 10 ) school days after the recommendation for expulsion or the suspension which constitutes a change in placement was made . The student ’ s IEP team shall consider the relationship between the student ' s disability and the behavior that led to the recommendation for expulsion or the suspension which constitutes a change in placement , in order to determine whether the student ' s behavior was a manifestation of his / her disability .
3 . If the IEP team finds that the behavior was a manifestation of the student ' s disability , the Administration shall not proceed with the recommendation for expulsion . The IEP team shall consider the
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