informed of the reasons for the disciplinary action and given an opportunity to explain the situation.
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F.
In-School Suspension means an exclusion from regular classroom activity for no more than five consecutive school days, but not exclusion from school, provided such exclusion shall not extend beyond the end of the school year in which such in-school suspension was imposed. 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.
Suspension means the exclusion of a student from school and / or transportation services for not more than ten( 10) consecutive school days, provided such suspension shall not extend beyond the end of the school year in which such suspension is imposed; and further provided no student shall be suspended more than ten( 10) times or a total of fifty( 50) days in one school year, whichever results in fewer days of exclusion, unless such student is granted a formal hearing as provided below.
G. Expulsion means the exclusion of a student from school privileges for more than ten( 10) consecutive school days. The expulsion period may not extend beyond one calendar year.
H. School Days shall mean days when school is in session for students. I.
J.
Seriously Disruptive of the Educational Process means any conduct that markedly interrupts or severely impedes the day-to-day operation of a school.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the reassignment of a student from one regular education classroom program in the district to another regular education classroom program in the district shall not constitute a suspension or expulsion.
K.“ Bullying” means an act that is direct or indirect and severe, persistent or pervasive which:
• causes physical or emotional harm to an individual,
• places an individual in reasonable fear of physical or emotional harm, or,
• infringes on the rights and opportunities of an individual at school.
Bullying shall include, but need not be limited to, a written, oral, or electronic communication or physical act or gesture based on any actual or perceived differentiating characteristic, such as race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, socioeconomic status, academic status, physical appearance, or mental, physical, developmental or sensory disability, or by association with an individual or group who has or is perceived to have one or more of such characteristics.
L.
Cyberbullying – any act of bullying using the internet, interactive and digital technologies, cellular mobile telephone or other mobile electronic devices, or any electronic communications.
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Scope of the Student Discipline Policy A. Conduct on School Grounds or at a School-Sponsored Activity:
Revised 9 / 8 / 2025