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SUSPENSIONAdministrative RegulationAR 601.3Page 7 of 13The Superintendent or designee shall establish regulations related to bus conduct, bus driverauthority, and the suspension of riding privileges. The Board shall make these rules available toparents/guardians and students (Title 5, Code of Regulations, Section 14103).Laser: Prohibited ItemNo student shall possess a laser pointer on the school premises unless possession of the laser pointeris for a valid instructional or other school purpose, including employment (Penal Code Section417.27(b)).Removal from Class by a Teacher/Parental AttendanceA teacher may suspend any student from his or her class, for any of the acts listed in (a) through (p)above, Section 48900 of the Education Code (see above listing) for the remainder of the day and thefollowing day (Education Code Section 48910).A teacher may also refer a student, for any of the acts enumerated in Education Code Section 48900to the principal or designee for consideration of a suspension from school.When removing a student from his or her class, the teacher shall immediately report the suspensionto the principal of the school and send the student to the principal for appropriate action. Thestudent shall be appropriately supervised during the class periods from which he or she has beensuspended (Education Code Section 48911.1).As soon as possible, the teacher shall ask the parent or guardian of the student to attend a parentteacherconference regarding the suspension. A school administrator, counselor, or psychologistmay attend the conference if either the teacher or the parent/guardian so requests (Education CodeSection 48910).Since a teacher suspension is from the class and not the school, the student shall not be returned tothe class from which he or she was removed during the period of the removal, without theconcurrence of the teacher of the class and the principal (Education Code Section 48910). Astudent removed from class shall not be placed in another regular class during the period ofremoval. However, if a student is assigned to more than one class per day, he or she may be placedin any other regular classes except those held at the same time as the class from which the studentwas suspended (Education Code Section 48910).The teacher of any class from which a student is suspended may require the suspended student tocomplete assignments and tests missed during the suspension (Education Code Section 48913).