Hawthorne School Parent-Student Handbook 2016-2017
The Superintendent shall determine when the student can return to the general
education program, receive alternative instruction, or be subject to the expulsion
process.
For legal assistance with disciplinary matters, you may contact the following:
Northeast New Jersey Legal Services
Bergen County Office
61 Kansas Street
Hackensack, New Jersey 07601
(201) 487-2166
Bergen County Bar Association
George W. Neiman Law Building
15 Bergen Street
Hackensack, New Jersey 07601
(201) 488-0032
Students with Disabilities
Generally, students with disabilities may be removed by a school official, including the
Principal/designee, for no more than 10 consecutive or cumulative school days. The removal
will be for 45 calendar days in the case of dangerous weapons possession, possession or sale of
illegal drugs, or inflicting serious bodily injury upon another person while on school grounds.
However, a manifestation determination must be conducted, if a student is removed for more
than 10 consecutive school days or is subjected to a series of short-term removals that
constitute a pattern because they cumulate to more than 10 school days in a school year and
because of factors such as the length of the removals, the total amount of time the student is
removed, and the proximity of the removals to one another.
If, during the manifestation determination, the IEP Team determines that:
1. The conduct in question was caused by or had a direct and substantial relationship to
the student‘s disability; or
2. The conduct in question was the direct result of the District‘s failure to implement the
IEP.
Then, the behavior will be deemed a manifestation of the student‘s disability.
If the behavior is determined to be a manifestation of the student‘s disability, then the CST will
conduct a functional behavioral assessment and implement a behavioral intervention plan for
the student. If such plan is already in place, then the CST will modify the plan, if necessary, to
address the behavior.
Grievance Procedure
A grievance is a formal written claim by a student or group of students who are aggrieved
by reason of the application of any school rule or regulation, or of an order by a staff member
or by reason of any deficiency in the school system which requires remedial action. A
grievance may also involve an alleged violation related to discrimination on the basis of race,
color, creed, age, religion, sex, ancestry, national origin, disability, or social or economic
status or sexual orientation.
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