Safe School Plan - William S. Hart Union High School District

AR 5144.l (j)
SUSPENSION AND EXPULSION/DUE PROCESS (continued)
4. Each student shall be responsible for contacting his/her teacher(s) to receive assignments to be
completed in the supervised suspension classroom. The teacher shall provide all assignments and
tests Chat the student will miss while suspended. If no such work is assigned, the person
supervising the suspension classroom shall assign schoolwork.
At the time a student is assigned to a supervised suspension classroom, the principal or designee shall
notify the student's parent/guardian in person or by telephone. When the assignment is for longer than one
class period, this notification shall be made in writing. (Education Code 48911.1)
Authority to Expel
A student may be expelled only by the Board. The Board shall expel, as required by law, any student found to have
committed certain offenses listed below under "Mandatory Recommendation and Mandatory Expulsion."
The Board also may order a student expelled for any of the acts listed above under "Grounds for
Suspension and Expulsion" upon recommendation by the principal, superintendent, hearing officer, or
administrative panel, based on finding either or both of the following: (Education Code 48915(b) and (e))
1. That other means of correction are not feasible or have repeatedly failed to bring about proper conduct.
2. That due to the nature of the violation, the presence of the student causes a continuing danger to the
physical safety of the student or others.
Mandatory Recommendation for Expulsion
Unless the principal or superintendent finds that expulsion is inappropriate due to particular circumstances,
the principal, superintendent, or designee shall recommend a student's expulsion for any of the following
acts: (Education Code 48915(a))
1. Causing serious physical injury to another person, except in self-defense.
2. Possession of any knife as defined in Education Code 48915(g), explosive, or other dangerous object of no
reasonable use to the student.
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