shall retain the authority to suspend the student or to conduct its own expulsion hearing.
2. Where a student enrolls in the district during the period of expulsion from another school district, the Board may adopt the decision of the student expulsion hearing conducted by such other school district. The Board shall make its determination based upon a hearing held by the Board which shall be limited to a determination of whether the conduct which was the basis of the expulsion would also warrant expulsion by the Board.
B. Student moving out of the school district:
Where a student withdraws from school after having been notified that an expulsion hearing is pending, but before a decision has been rendered by the Board, the notice of 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:
Revised 9 / 8 / 2025