C.
D.
E.
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.
B.
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.
A principal must recommend expulsion proceedings in all cases against any student whom the Administration has reason to believe:
1. was in possession on school grounds or at a school-sponsored activity of a deadly weapon, dangerous instrument, martial arts weapon, or firearm as defined in 18 USC 921 as amended from time to time; or
2. off school grounds, possessed a firearm as defined in 18 USC 921, in violation of Conn. Gen. Stat. 29-35, or possessed and used a firearm as defined in 18 USC 921, a deadly weapon, a dangerous instrument or a martial arts weapon in the commission of a crime under section 952 of the Connecticut General Statutes; or
3. was engaged on or off school grounds in offering for sale or distribution a controlled substance( as defined in Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-240( 9)), whose manufacturing, distribution, sale, prescription, dispensing, transporting, or possessing with intent to sell or dispense, offering or administering is subject to criminal penalties under Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 21a-277 and 21a-278.
4. The following definitions shall be used in this section: a.
A " firearm " as defined in 18 USC 921 means( a) any weapon that will, is designed to, or may be readily converted to expel a projectile by the action of an explosive,( b) the frame or receiver of any such weapon,( c) a muffler or silencer, or( d) any destructive device. As used in this definition, a " destructive device " includes any explosive, incendiary, or poisonous gas device, including a bomb, a grenade, a rocket having a propellant charge of more than four ounces, a missile having an explosive or incendiary charge of more than one-quarter ounce, a mine, or a similar device; or any weapon( other than a shotgun or shotgun shell particularly suited for sporting purposes) that will or may be converted to expel a projectile by explosive or other propellant having a barrel with a bore of more than ½ " in diameter. The term " destructive device " does
Revised 9 / 8 / 2025