A student may be removed from class by a teacher or administrator if he / she deliberately causes a serious disruption of the educational process. When a student is removed, the teacher must send him / her to a designated area and notify the principal or his / her designee at once. A student may not be removed from class more than six times in one school year nor more than twice in one week unless the student is referred to the building principal or designee and granted an informal hearing at which the student should be informed of the reasons for the disciplinary action and given an opportunity to explain the situation.
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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.
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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.
Revised 9 / 8 / 2025