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SUSPENSIONAdministrative RegulationAR 601.3Page 10 of 13held as soon as the student is physically able to return to school (Education Code Section48911(c)).1. Administrative Actions: All requests for student suspension are to be processed by theprincipal or designee in the school where the student is enrolled at the time of themisconduct. A school employee shall report the suspension, including the name of thestudent and the cause for the suspension, to the Superintendent or designee. A copy of thenotice of suspension shall be sent by a school employee to the Supervisor of StudentServices for all students with 20 days and 30 days of suspension and all students referred toan administrative hearing panel.2. Notice to Parents/Guardians: At the time of the suspension, a school employee shall make areasonable effort to contact the parent/guardian by telephone or in person. Whenever astudent is suspended, the parent/guardian shall be notified in writing of the suspension(Education Code Section 48911).3. This notice shall state: (a) the reasons for suspension; (b) the section, subsection, and, whenappropriate, the subdivision of Education Code Section violated by the student (EducationCode Section 48900.8); and (c) the date and time when the student may return to school.4. If school officials wish to ask the parent/guardian to confer regarding matters pertinent tothe suspension, the notice may include the state law requirement that the parent/guardianrespond to such requests without delay (Education Code Section 48911(f)).5. Parent/Guardian Conference: Whenever a student is suspended, school officials may meetwith the parent/guardian to discuss the causes and duration of the suspension, the schoolpolicy involved, and any other pertinent matter (Education Code Section 48914).6. While the parent/guardian is required to respond without delay to a request for a conferenceabout a student's behavior, no penalties may be imposed on the student for the failure of theparent/guardian to attend such conference. The student may not be denied readmissionsolely because the parent/guardian failed to attend the conference (Education Code Section48911(f)).7. Extension of Suspension: If the Board is considering the expulsion of a suspended studentfrom any school or the suspension of a student for the balance of the semester from analternative education school, the Superintendent or designee may extend the suspensionuntil the Board has made a decision (Education Code Section 48911(g)).