H. Exclusion and Expulsion
1. Exclusion is an action taken by the School Board to prevent
enrollment or reenrollment of a student for a period that
shall not extend beyond a school year.
2. Expulsion is an action taken by the School Board to
prohibit an enrolled student from further attendance
for a period of time that shall not extend beyond one
calendar year from the date the child is suspended for
the expellable offense.
3. Exclusion and expulsion shall be utilized in accordance
with the Pupil Fair Dismissal Act and Anoka-Hennepin
School District policy.
VI. SUMMER SCHOOL
A. Summer school is not a state or federally mandated
program, and students are not required to attend. Anoka-
Hennepin Independent School District No. 11 has rules and
regulations regarding the granting of credit for courses
taken during the summer school; essentially these
regulations state that participants must make up every day
of absence from summer school in order to complete the
necessary minimum number of hours for course credit.
Excessive absence could result in a student being
dismissed from a summer school credit course.
B. Parents and students should be aware that summer school
also differs from the regular school year in that alternative pro-
grams are not provided for students who exhibit attendance
and/or behavior problems. Students will be dropped from sum-
mer school for violations of the student code of conduct.
C. Anoka-Hennepin School District No. 11 recognizes its
obligations to provide students the elements of due
process. Due process is the implementation of procedures
which when adhered to guarantees the protection of equal
rights. Before a student is dropped from summer school,
the appropriate due process components will be followed.
D. The Anoka-Hennepin School District’s discipline policy
applies to summer school.
VII. COMMUNICATION/DISTRIBUTION OF POLICY
A. Publication: This policy shall be published and distributed
annually for all students utilizing one or more of the
following methods: publication in a student handbook;
publication in a principal's newsletter to parents with the
request that the parent discuss the policy with the student;
publication in pamphlet form to be distributed; and/or
publication in a district wide mailing to parents.
B. Building-level Supplement: The building principal may
supplement this policy with rules and regulations for a
particular building. However, no such rule or regulation shall
be inconsistent with School Board policy.
C. Dissemination to Students: This policy and supplemental
building rules and regulations shall be reviewed with stu-
dents in classrooms at the beginning of each school year.
D. Annual Review: The principal and representative staff
and students in each school building shall confer at least
annually to review the discipline policy and to assess
whether the policy is appropriate and has been enforced.
Any recommended changes shall be forwarded to the
Superintendent for review.
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Policy in Practice:
Physical Aggression/Fighting
Physical aggression/fighting is addressed in section B paragraph
six of the Anoka-Hennepin School District discipline policy.
Disputes between students need to be handled by reporting the
dispute to a school staff member and by following the mediation
and conflict resolution processes, which are available at your
school. Anoka-Hennepin District 11 is committed to creating a
positive climate in all of our schools, where all students feel com-
fortable, safe and ready to learn, thus physical aggression/fighting
has no place in our schools. Physical aggression/fighting is
extremely disruptive to the school setting, therefore Anoka-Hen-
nepin’s consequences for such behavior are very harsh.
The following consequences will be applied if it has been
determined that a student has been physically aggressive toward
another student or if a student has to be restrained in order to
prevent harm to another student. Physical aggression will be
defined as: any physically violent contact with another student
or group of students regardless of who initiated it, in which a
student intentionally inflicts or attempts to inflict bodily harm
on another person. The consequences may apply regardless of
whether the offense took place in school, on district property,
in a district vehicle, or at a school/district activity. The conse-
quences may also apply for offenses which take place at other
locations, but directly affect school programs or activities.
Note: Any physical aggression toward a staff member will result
in an immediate ten day suspension and a referral to the school
board for an expulsion of up to one calendar year. If a staff
member is injured while attempting to protect the safety
of others, any student who contributed to this injury by their
actions or their failure to comply with staff instructions, may be
suspended and referred to the school board for an expulsion of
up to one calendar year.
Grades 6-8 (offenses cumulative during middle school years)
First offense:
a. possible suspension
b. parent conference,
c. counseling session with school/peer mediation or with an
external agency,
d. parents and student will be notified that further offenses
may result in a referral to the School Board for an expulsion
of up to one calendar year.
e. referral to law enforcement officials
Second offense:
a. five to 10-day suspension,
b. parent conference,
c. counseling session with school/peer mediation or with an
external agency,
d. possible referral to the school board for a conditional expulsion
e. referral to law enforcement officials
Further offenses:
a. Ten-day suspension
b. referral to the School Board for an expulsion of up to one
calendar year
c. referral to law enforcement officials.
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