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EXPULSION/DUE PROCESSAdministrative RegulationAR 601.4Page 22 of 245. The Superintendent or designee shall transmit to the Board his/her recommendationregarding readmission. The Board shall consider this recommendation in closed session ifinformation would be disclosed in violation of Education Code Sections 49073-49079. If awritten request for open session is received from the parent/guardian, it shall be honored.6. If the readmission is granted, the Superintendent or designee shall notify the pupil andparent/guardian, by registered mail, of the Board's decision regarding readmission.7. The Board may deny an application for readmission if it finds the pupil has not satisfied theconditions of the rehabilitation plan, or that the pupilcontinues to pose a danger to campus safety, or to other District pupils, or employees(Education Code Section 48916(c)). However, a parent or guardian’s refusal to participatein the pupil’s rehabilitation program shall not be considered in the determination as towhether the pupil has satisfactorily completed the rehabilitation program (Education CodeSection 48916).8. If the Board denies readmission the Board shall determine either to continue the pupil’splacement in the alternative education program initially selected or place the pupil inanother program that serves expelled pupils, including placement in a county communityschool (Education Code Section 48916).9. The Board shall provide written notice to the expelled pupil and parent/guardian describingthe reasons for denying readmittance into the regular program. This notice shall indicate theBoard’s determination of the educational program which the Board has chosen. The pupilshall enroll in that program unless the parent/guardian chooses to enroll the pupil in anotherschool district (Education Code Section 48916).Maintenance of RecordsA record of each expulsion, including the specific cause of the expulsion, shall be maintained in thepupil’s mandatory interim record and sent to any school in which the pupil subsequently enrollsupon receipt of a written request by the admitting school (Education Code Sections 48900.8 and48918(k)).The Superintendent or designee shall, within five working days, honor any other school district’srequest for information about an expulsion from this district (Education Code Section 48915.1).(cf. BP 601.9 – Expulsion: Student Seeking Enrollment)(cf. BP 605.7 – Pupil Records)