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5144 Parent and School Responsibilities The school's role in discipline should be like that of a kind, firm, judicious parent in the home helping children and youths grow in their capacities for self-discipline and self-direction. Basic to that approach is the school's success in maintaining an environment in which students eagerly learn. External authority must, to some degree, be applied when a student or students disobey. A study of individual differences, conferences with pupil and parent, and assistance from the administration and specialists within the school system should be the teacher's first thought in attempting to help a pupil correct behavior patterns which are retarding his/her own development. In the final analysis, the responsibility for attendance and proper conduct in the Manchester Public Schools (including public school transportation) rests with the parent. The Board of Education recognizes its responsibility to provide whatever services and opportunities are needed to assist the parent in meeting his/her obligations, but rejects the notion that the schools can or should attempt to do this alone. Student Conduct and Disciplinary Action Implementation of the discipline policy calls for sensitive, tolerant, intelligent action on the part of the school staff. The fostering of the rights of the individual must be made compatible with the needs of the total group. In each instance in which an employee acts to help a student conduct himself/herself properly, emphasis should be placed upon the growth of the student in ability to discipline himself/herself. On the other hand, all students should recognize the consequences of their conduct. This refers to their actions towards each other, to their language, and to their manners. Students, both individually and in groups, shall comply with school regulations, and shall recognize the authority of school personnel. Disobedience or open defiance of authority shall constitute sufficient cause for disciplinary action and may result in suspension from school. When, in the judgment of school personnel, an individual or a group effectively challenges the authority to meaningful, instructional activities in the school through disruptive acts, abusive language, or threats of bodily harm, such activity shall be reported at once to the administrator who is empowered to institute appropriate corrective and/or disciplinary action. Disciplinary Conference Disciplinary
conferences including pupils, parents, and school personnel called to
consider a pupil's misbehavior in school shall always focus on the education
and welfare of the pupil.
Constitutional rights of students assure them the protection of due process of law. A system of constitutionally and legally sound procedures will be employed with regard to handling discipline in the public schools. The hallmark in the exercise of disciplinary authority shall be fairness. Every effort shall be made by school personnel to resolve problems through effective use of school district and community resources in cooperation with the student and his/her family. Where indicated below, a student will be given an opportunity for a hearing if he/she or his/her parents indicate the desire to have one. The hearing shall be held to allow the student to contest the facts which may lead to the exercise of disciplinary authority or to contest the severity of the sanction handed down by the disciplinary authority. Actions that lead to removal, suspension, or expulsion of a student shall occur only in accordance with Conn. Gen. Stat. #10-233a et. seq. which is an act concerning exclusion from school privileges for disciplinary purposes. (Portions of that law are detailed below.) A. Exclusion means any denial of public school privileges to a pupil for disciplinary purposes. B. Emergency means a situation in which the continued presence of the pupil in school poses such a danger to persons or property or such a disruption of the educational process that a hearing may be delayed until a time as soon after the exclusion of such pupil as possible. C. School-Sponsored Activity means any activity sponsored, recognized or authorized by the Board and includes activities conducted on or off school property. D. Removal is the exclusion of a student for a class period of ninety minutes or less. 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 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. E. 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. F. 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 pupil 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 pupil is granted a formal hearing as provided below. G. Expulsion means the exclusion of a pupil 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. 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. II. Actions Leading to Disciplinary Action, including Suspension and/or Expulsion Students may be disciplined for conduct on school grounds or at any school-sponsored activity that endangers persons or property, is seriously disruptive of the educational process, or that violates a publicized policy of the Board. In making a determination as to whether conduct is seriously disruptive of the educational process, the administration may consider, but such consideration shall not be limited to: (1) whether the incident occurred within close proximity of a school; (2) whether other students from the school were involved or whether there was any gang involvement; (3) whether the conduct involved violence, threats of violence or the unlawful use of a weapon, as defined in section 29-38, and whether any injuries occurred; and (4) whether the conduct involved the use of alcohol. Students may be disciplined for conduct off school grounds if such conduct is seriously disruptive of the educational process, and violative of a publicized policy of the Board. Conduct
which may lead to disciplinary action (including but not limited to
suspension and/or expulsion) includes, but is not limited to, the following 1. Willfully striking or assaulting a student, members of the school or transportation staff or others. 2. Theft. 3. The use of obscene or profane language or gestures to a member of the school or transportation staff. 4. Violation of smoking, dress or transportation regulations. 5. Refusal to obey a member of the school staff, or disruptive classroom behavior. 6. Refusal by a student to identify himself/herself to a staff member when asked. 7. A walk-out from or sit-in within a classroom or school building. 8. Blackmailing, threatening or intimidating school or transportation staff or students. 9. Possession of any weapon, deadly weapon, pistol, knife, blackjack, bludgeon, metal knuckles, pellet gun, explosive device, firearm, whether loaded or unloaded, whether functional or not, or any other dangerous object. 10. Unauthorized entrance into any school facility or portion of a school facility or aiding or abetting an unauthorized entrance. 11. Explosive/Fire
- Possession or ignition of any fireworks or other 12. Unauthorized possession, selling or consumption of tobacco, dangerous drugs, narcotics, or alcoholic beverages (also see Drugs, Alcohol Policy #6164): Dangerous
drugs or narcotics shall mean any illegal or controlled 13. Possession
of paraphernalia used or designed to be used in the 14. Posession of "facsimile drugs," i.e., materials which look like controlled substances and are presented as such by the student. 15. The
willful destruction of real, personal or school property, such as, 16. Accumulation
of minor offenses such as school and class tardiness, class 17. Deliberate trespassing on school grounds while on out-of-school suspension or expulsion. 18. Making false "Bomb Threat" calls to the public schools or to the police. 19. Repeated and/or intentional defiance of school rules and the valid authority of teachers, supervisors or administrators. 20. Throwing snowballs, rocks, sticks and similar objects. 21. Unauthorized and/or reckless and/or improper operation of a motor vehicle on school grounds or at any school-sponsored activity. 22. Any other violation of school rules or regulations or a series of violations which makes the presence of the student in school seriously disruptive of the educational process. 23. Leaving school grounds, school transportation or a school-sponsored activity without authorization. 24. Use of or copying of the academic work of another individual and presenting it as the student's own work, without proper attribution. 25. Possession and/or use of a radio, walkman, computer, computer game, beeper, paging device, cellular telephone, walkie talkie or similar electronic device on school grounds or at a school-sponsored activity without the written permission of the principal or his/her designee. 26. Unauthorized use of any school computer, computer system, computer software, Internet connection or similar school property or system, or the use of such property or system for unauthorized or non-school related purposes. 27. Any act of harassment based on an individual's sex, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, disability, national origin or ancestry (see Sexual Harassment Policy #4013). 28. Any action prohibited by any Federal or State law which would indicate that the student presents a danger to any person in the school community or school property. 29. Any deliberate false statement/charge of impropriety or misconduct against a teacher, student or any other school employee. III. Procedures Governing Suspension A. The principal of a school, or designee on the administrative staff of the school, shall have the right to suspend any student for breach of conduct as noted in Section II of this policy for not more than ten (10) consecutive school days. In such cases, the following procedures shall be followed. 1. Unless an emergency situation exists, no student shall be suspended prior to having an informal hearing before the principal or designee at which the student is informed of the charges and given an opportunity to respond. In the event of an emergency, the informal hearing shall be held as soon after the suspension as possible. 2. Evidence of past disciplinary problems which have led to removal from a classroom, suspension, or expulsion of a pupil who is the subject of an informal hearing may be received by the principal, in determining the length of suspensions. 3. 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. If the student is 18 years old or older, notice shall be given to the student and to his/her parent or guardian. 4. Whether or not telephone contact is made with the parent or guardian of such minor student, the principal or designee shall forward a letter 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), within one school day of the suspension action where practicable, and offering the parent or guardian an opportunity for a conference to discuss same. If the student is 18 years old or older, notice shall be given to the student and to his/her parent or guardian. 5. Notice of the original suspension shall be transmitted by the principal or designee to the superintendent of schools or designee by the close of the school day following the commencement of the suspension. 6. The student shall be allowed to complete any classwork, including examinations, without penalty, which he or she missed while under suspension. 7. Notice of the suspension shall be recorded in the student's cumulative educational record. Such notice shall be expunged from the cumulative educational record by the Board if the pupil (1) graduates from high school or (2) is not suspended or expelled again during the two year period commencing on the date of his/her return to school from the suspension. 8. The decision of the principal or designee with regard to disciplinary actions up to and including suspensions shall be final. B. In cases where the student has already been suspended, or such suspension will result in the student's being suspended, more than ten (10) times or fifty (50) days in a school year, whichever results in fewer days of exclusion, the student shall, prior to suspension, be granted a formal hearing before the Board of Education. The principal or designee shall report the student to the Superintendent or designee and request a formal Board hearing. IV. Procedures Governing In-School Suspension A. The principal or designee may impose in-school suspension in cases where a pupil's conduct endangers persons or property, seriously disrupts the educational process or in other appropriate circumstances as determined by the principal or designee. B. In-school suspension may not be imposed on a student without an informal hearing by the building principal or designee. C. 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. V. Procedures Governing Expulsion A. If an expulsion hearing is held pursuant to section 10-233d, a representative of the municipal police department or the Division of State Police, as appropriate, may testify and provide reports and information on the arrest at such hearing, provided such police participation is requested by any of the following: The local or regional board of education, the impartial hearing board, the principal of the school or the student or his parent or guardian. Such information with respect to a child under sixteen years of age shall be confidential in accordance with section 46b-124, and shall only be disclosed as provided in this section and shall not be further disclosed. A principal may consider recommendation of expulsion of a pupil in a case where he/she has cause to believe the student has engaged in conduct on school grounds or at a school-sponsored activity which endangers persons or property, is seriously disruptive of the educational process or is violative of a publicized Board policy, or conduct off school grounds which is seriously disruptive of the educational process and violative of a publicized Board policy. The Principal must recommend expulsion proceedings in all cases against any student whom the administration reasonably believes: 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; 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. As used in this section, 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 (any explosive, incendiary, poisonous gas, bomb, rocket, missile, mine, grenade or 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). "Deadly weapon" means any weapon, whether loaded or unloaded, from which a shot may be discharged, or a switchblade knife, gravity knife, billy, blackjack, bludgeon or metal knuckles. "Dangerous instrument" means any instrument, article or substance which, under the circumstances in which it is used or attempted or threatened to be used, is capable of causing death or serious physical injury, and includes a "vehicle". "Martial arts weapon" means a nunchaku, kama, kasari-fundo, octagon sai, tonfa or chinese star. B. Upon receipt of an expulsion recommendation, the Superintendent may conduct an inquiry concerning the expulsion recommendation. If the Superintendent or his/her designee, determines that a student should or must be expelled, he or she shall forward his/her recommendation to the Board of Education or Hearing Officer so that the Board of Education or Hearing Officer can consider and act upon this recommendation. C. Procedures For Expulsion Hearings Conducted By the Board of Education. 1. Except in an emergency situation, the Board of Education shall, prior to expelling the student, conduct a hearing to be governed by the procedures outlined below. Whenever an emergency exists, the hearing provided for above shall be held as soon as possible after the expulsion. 2. Expulsion hearings conducted by the Board will be heard by any three or more Board members. A decision to expel a student must be supported by a majority of the Board members present, provided that no less than three affirmative votes to expel are cast. Alternatively, the Board may appoint an impartial hearing board composed of one or more persons to hear and decide the expulsion matter, provided that no member of the Board may serve on such panel. 3. In accordance with Board Policy, written notice of the special hearing must be given to the student's, parent(s) or guardian(s) a reasonable time prior to the time of the hearing. If the student is 18 years old or older, notice shall be given to the student and to his/her parent or guardian. 4. A student may be represented by any third party of his choice, including an attorney, at his/her expense or at the expense of his/her parents. 5. A student is entitled to the services of a translator or interpreter, to be provided by the Board of Education, whenever the student or his parent(s) or guardian(s) do(es) not speak the English language or is handicapped. 6. The hearing will be conducted by the Presiding Officer, who will call the meeting to order, introduce the parties, board members and counsel, swear in any witnesses called by the administration or the student, and explain the hearing process to all parties present. 7. The hearing will be conducted in executive session. A verbatim record of the hearing will be made, either by tape recording or by a stenographer. 8. The charges will be introduced into the record by the Superintendent or his designee. 9. Formal rules of evidence will not be followed. The Board has the right to accept hearsay and other evidence if it deems that evidence relevant or material to its determination. The presiding officer will rule on testimony or evidence as to it being immaterial or irrelevant. 10. Each witness for the administration will be called and sworn. After a witness has finished testifying, he/she will be subject to cross-examination by the opposite party or his/her legal counsel and by Board members. 11. After the Administration has presented its case, the student will be asked if he/she has any witnesses or evidence to present. If so, the witnesses will be sworn, will testify, and will be subject to cross examination and to questioning by the Board. The student may also choose to make a statement at this time. If the student chooses to make a statement, he or she will be sworn and subject to cross examination and questioning by the Board. Concluding statements will be made by the administration and then by the student and/or his or her representative. 12. In cases where the respondent has denied the allegation, the Board must determine whether the respondent committed the offense(s) as charged by the Superintendent. 13. If the Board determines that the respondent has committed the offense charged, the Board must also deliberate on the disciplinary action to be imposed upon the student. The Board may review the student's attendance record or academic record during its deliberations on this issue. The Board may ask the Superintendent for a recommendation as to the discipline to be imposed. 14. Evidence of past disciplinary problems which have led to removal from a classroom, suspension or expulsion of a student may be considered in the determination of the length of expulsion and nature of alternative educational opportunity be offered. 15. Where administrators presented the case in support of the charges against the student, such administrative staff shall not be present during the deliberations of the board either on questions of evidence or on the final discipline to be imposed. The Superintendent may, after reviewing the incident with administrators, and reviewing the student's records, make a recommendation to the Board as to the appropriate discipline to be applied. 16. The Board shall make findings as to the truth of the charges, if the student has denied them, and, in all cases, the disciplinary action, if any, to be imposed. The Board shall report its final decision in writing to the student, or if such student is a minor, also to the parent(s) or guardian(s), stating the reasons on which the decision is based, and the disciplinary action to be imposed. Said decision shall be based solely on evidence presented at the hearing. 17. In keeping with Conn. Gen. Stat. §10-233d and the Gun Free Schools Act, it shall be the policy of the Board to expel a student for one full calendar year for: the conduct described in Section V(A)(1), (2) and (3) of these policies. The Board may modify the term of expulsion on a case-by-case basis. 18. Whenever the Board of Education expels a student, it shall offer any such student under sixteen years of age an alternative education program. The Board of Education will provide an alternative education to a sixteen to eighteen year old student expelled for the first time if he/she requests it and if he/she agrees to the conditions set by the Board of Education, except as follows. The Board of Education is not required to offer an alternative program to any pupil between the ages of sixteen and eighteen who is expelled if it is determined at the hearing that (1) the student possessed a dangerous instrument, deadly weapon, firearm or martial arts weapon on school property or at a school-sponsored activity, or (2) the student offered a controlled substance for sale or distribution on school property or at a school-sponsored activity. If the Board of Education expels a student for sale or distribution of a controlled substance, the board shall refer such student to an appropriate state or local agency for rehabilitation, intervention or job training and inform the agency of its action. If the Board of Education expels a student for possession of a deadly weapon or firearm, as defined in Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-3, the violation shall be reported to the local police. 19. Notice of expulsion and the conduct for which the student was expelled shall be included on the student's cumulative educational record. Such notice, except for notice of an expulsion based upon possession of a firearm or deadly weapon, shall be expunged from the cumulative educational record by the Board if the student graduates from high school. 20. Where a student enrolls in the district during the period of expulsion from another school district, the Board may adopt the decision of the pupil 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. 21. 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. 22. If a pupil enrolls in the district while an expulsion hearing is pending in another school district, such student shall not be excluded from school pending completion of such expulsion hearing unless an emergency exists, as defined above. The Board shall retain the authority to suspend the pupil or to conduct its own expulsion hearing. D. Procedures Governing Suspension and Expulsion of Students Identified as Eligible for Services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ("IDEA"): 1. 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: (a) 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. (b) 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. 2. 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: (a) The parents of the student must be notified 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. (b) The school district shall immediately convene the IEP team, but in no case later than ten (10) school days after the recommendation for expulsion or the suspension which constitutes a change in placement was made. The student's IEP team shall consider the relationship between the student's disability and the behavior that led to the recommendation for expulsion or the suspension which constitutes a change in placement, in order to determine whether the student's behavior was a manifestation of his/her disability. (c) If the IEP team finds that the behavior was a manifestation of the student's disability, the administration shall not proceed with the recommendation for expulsion. The IEP team shall consider the student's misconduct and revise the IEP to prevent a recurrence of the misconduct and to provide for the safety of other students and staff. (d) If the IEP team finds that the behavior was not a manifestation of the student's disability, the administration may proceed with the recommended expulsion or suspension that constitutes a change in placement. (e) During any period of expulsion, or suspension of greater than ten (10) days per school year, the administration shall provide the student with an alternative education program in accordance with the provisions of the IDEA. (f) The special education records and disciplinary records of the student must be transmitted to the individual(s) who will make the final determination regarding a recommendation for expulsion or a suspension that results in a change in placement. 3. Transfer of IDEA students for Certain Offenses: School personnel may transfer an IDEA student to an appropriate interim alternative educational setting for not more than forty-five (45) calendar days if the student: (a) Was in possession of a dangerous weapon, as defined in 18 U.S.C. 930(g)(2), as amended from time to time, on school grounds or at a school-sponsored activity, or (b) Knowingly possessed or used illegal drugs or sold or solicited the sale of a controlled substance while at school or at a school-sponsored activity. As used in this subsection VC., the term "dangerous weapon" means a weapon, device, instrument, material, or substance, animate or inanimate, that is used for, or is readily capable of, causing death or serious bodily injury, except that such term does not include a pocket knife with a blade of less than 2.5 inches in length. E. Procedures Governing Suspension and Expulsion of Students Identified as Eligible for Educational Accommodations under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973: 1. Expulsion of students identified as eligible for educational accommodations under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, if the administration recommends for expulsion a student identified as eligible for educational accommodations under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (a "Section 504 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: (a) The parents of the student must be notified of the decision to recommend the student for expulsion. (b) The district shall immediately convene the student's Section 504 team (504 team), for the purpose of reviewing the relationship between the student's disability and the behavior that led to the recommendation for expulsion, in order to determine whether the student's behavior was a manifestation of his/her disability. (c) If the 504 team finds that the behavior was a manifestation of the student's disability, the administration shall not proceed with the recommendation for expulsion. The 504 team shall consider the student's misconduct and revise the 504 plan to prevent a recurrence of the misconduct and to provide for the safety of other students and staff. (d) If the 504 team finds that the behavior was not a manifestation of the student's disability, the administration may proceed with the recommendation for expulsion. VI. Corporal Punishment and Physical Restraint Corporal punishment, as defined below, is not permitted. Physical restraint, as defined below, may be used by school personnel. Corporal Punishment The infliction of bodily pain as a penalty for doing something which has been disapproved of by the punisher. Physical Restraint The prevention of another's actions by physical force -- directed against that person in such measure and no greater than is sufficient to prevent such actions. To clarify, as per C.G.S. Sec. 53a-18, reasonable physical force may be used to: "a. protect him/herself or others from immediate physical injury b. obtain possession of a dangerous instrument or controlled substance, upon or within the control of such student c. protect property from physical damage d. restrain student or remove student to another area to maintain order Physical
force may not be used as a disciplinary measure." The Board of Education shall, at the beginning of each school year and at such other times as it may deem appropriate, provide for an effective means of informing all students, parent(s) and/or guardian(s) of this policy governing suspension and expulsion. VIII. Notification to Parents or Guardian 1. The parents or guardian of any minor student either expelled or suspended or removed from class shall be given notice of such disciplinary action within twenty-four (24) hours of the time of the institution of the period of expulsion, suspension or removal from class. 2. The Superintendent of Schools shall forward to the student concerned and his/her parents, or the student if he/she has attained the age of 18, a copy of this Board policy on student discipline at the time the Superintendent sends out the notice that an expulsion hearing will be convened. IX. An expelled student may apply for early readmission to school. The Board delegates the authority to make decisions on readmissions to the Superintendent. Students desiring readmission to school shall direct such readmission requests to the Superintendent. The Superintendent has the discretion to approve or deny such readmission requests, and may condition readmission on specified criteria.
1. The Board of Education shall report all suspensions and expulsions to the State Department of Education. 2. If the Board of Education expels a student for sale or distribution of a controlled substance, the Board shall refer such student to an appropriate state or local agency for rehabilitation, intervention or job training and inform the agency of its action. 3. If the Board of Education expels a student for possession of a deadly weapon or firearm, as defined in Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-3, the violation shall be reported to the local police. Legal
References: Packer
v. Board of Educ. of the Town of Thomaston, 246 Conn.89 (1998). Federal law: Honig v.
Doe, (United States Supreme Court 1988) Adopted:
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