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EXPULSION/DUE PROCESSAdministrative RegulationAR 601.4Page 21 of 24A County Community School and a District Community Day School, or an Independent StudyProgram (ISP) may be offered to an expelled pupil to satisfy the requirement that all expelled pupilsbe provided with a program of study (Education Code Section 48916.1). If ISP is offered, the pupilwill be notified of the option of classroom instruction (e.g., Community School) (Education CodeSection 48916.1(e)).When the placement described above is not available, and when the County Superintendent socertifies, pupils expelled for acts described in items #6-13 and #24-26 under "Grounds forSuspension and Expulsion" above may be instead referred to a program of study that is provided atanother comprehensive middle or junior high school, or at an elementary school (Education CodeSection 48915).The program for a pupil expelled from any of grades K-6 shall not be combined or merged withprograms offered to pupils in any of grades 7-12 (Education Code Section 48916.1).Readmission After ExpulsionIn accordance with the terms of the expulsion order, the pupil or parent/guardian may request thepupil's readmission to a District school approximately two weeks before the date set by the Boardwhen it ordered the expulsion (Education Code Section 48916). An expulsion order shall remain ineffect until the Board orders readmission. Readmission procedures shall be as follows:1. A written request for readmission shall be submitted by the parent/guardian to theSuperintendent or designee.2. On the date set by the Board when it ordered the expulsion, the District shall considerreadmission of the pupil (Education Code Section 48916).3. Evidence of completion of the Board’s recommended plan of rehabilitation for the pupil willbe supplied by the parent/guardian at the time of application for readmission.4. The Superintendent or designee will form a Status Review and Readmission Committee toreview the pupil’s rehabilitation plan. The Superintendent or designee shall verify that theconditions for readmission have been met and recommend to the Board that the pupil be:a. unconditionally readmitted;b. conditionally readmitted; orc. denied readmission.