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The parents of an expelled student will be notified of their right to appeal to the Board of Trustees thedecision of the superintendent or the hearing officer. In any appeal, if parents plan to have an attorneywith them, the superintendent or hearing officer must be notified of this fact so the Board may also havelegal counsel present.The provisions of this section shall not necessarily deny enrollment and attendance in adult or nightschools provided the student is otherwise qualified; however; the Board may permanently expel from allprograms any incorrigible student.Circumstances under which a student would be recommended for expulsion are listed below:1. Any ISS or OSS offenses that have become chronic in nature.2. Attempt to assault or assault of students or school personnel (or their family members), either inwriting, verbally, or through the use of electronic communication devices. Any student whoassaults a teacher, administrator, or another student will be expelled from school and referred tolaw enforcement.3. Students who bring firearms to school of any type will be expelled and referred to lawenforcement. Additionally, the possession on school campuses of other “lethal weapons” thatare intended to be used to cause bodily harm will result in expulsion and referral to lawenforcement. Such weapons include but are not limited to: knives, blackjacks, brass knuckles,razors, etc. Possession of any object which appears to be a weapon so as to cause fear orintimidation shall be considered a violation of this section.4. The possession, sale, distribution, use of or being under the influence of drugs or alcoholicbeverages – in any amount – while at school or under the administrative jurisdiction of theschool whether on or off school grounds.Suspension or expulsion recommendations in no way preclude the rights of the principal to have astudent arrested when the conduct of the student violates the law or poses a threat to the property or thewell being of other students or staff members. Every expelled student will have the right to petition forreadmittance for the succeeding school year through the office of Pupil Services at the District Office.SCHOOL BUS REGULATIONSStudents are not to enter buses at any time during the day. In the afternoon buses will leave sevenminutes after school is out. All students are instructed to obey the bus driver's orders while on the bus.Students are reminded that all rules of conduct applying in the school also apply on the bus. Riding aState school bus is a privilege and not a right.MEETING THE BUS1. Students must be on time.2. In approaching the bus stop, if a pupil has to walk along the highways, he/she should alwayswalk on the left, on the shoulder, facing traffic.3. When crossing the highways, (s) he should walk, not run.4. Pupils should not run along side the bus when the bus is moving, but should wait until it stopsand then walk to the door.5. Balloons and flowers are not permitted on school buses.ON THE BUS1. Passengers should go to their assigned seats, without crowding or pushing, and remain seatedwhile the bus is in motion.2. Passengers must never extend arms, legs, or head out of the bus.3. Passengers should not talk to the driver while the bus is in motion, except in an emergency.4. Passengers must never tamper with the emergency door or any other part of the bus equipment.5. Passengers must not mar nor deface the bus, and seat coverings must not be damaged in anymanner. Any damage to the bus or seats should be reported by the pupil to the driver as soon aspossible.6. Only the driver or other authorized person should remove First Aid Equipment, which is to beused only for emergency treatment.4444