DISCIPLINE POLICY (including Suspension & Expulsion)

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(a)(b)if a student's behaviour is a risk to the health and safety or wellbeing of otherstudents, staff or visitors to the school then the student may be excluded(short term) from the school or activity. The Principal may require an externalassessment prior to the student's return to the school or activity. The School'sDiscipline Policy will remain in place and appropriate sanctions andpunishments may be given; and/orif the Principal considers that the student should be suspended or expelled, theIGS suspension and expulsion policy must be followed.4
Appendix 1: Suspension and Expulsion1. PolicyThe School Principal may, suspend or, in conjunction with the Board, expel, a student fromthe school for serious inappropriate or violent behaviour.Suspension allows a student time to reflect on their behaviour, to acknowledge and acceptresponsibility for that behaviour, and to change their behaviour in the future. It also allowstime for the school to plan appropriate support for the student to assist with successful reentry.In cases where this is not possible, or the conduct in question is sufficiently serious from theoutset, then the student will be expelled.1.1 Suspension is the temporary removal of a student from all classes that he or she wouldnormally attend at the school, for a set period of time.1.2 Expulsion is the permanent removal of a student from the school.1.3 The school's approach to serious inappropriate or violent behaviour, (as described atparagraph 3.1 of the IGS Discipline Policy) that warrants suspension and/or expulsionshall be a collaborative approach between the school, the student and their parents orand/or guardians.1.4 Paragraphs 1.1 - 1.4 of the IGS Discipline policy will be applied.1.5 All suspensions shall be recorded in a Suspension Register and all relevant documentationshall be retained on a file at the school,2. Suspension2.1 Considerations for Suspension(a)(b)(c)(d)(e)In determining whether a student’s behaviour is serious enough to warrantsuspension, the Principal will consider the safety and welfare of the student,staff and other students in the class or school.The full range of school student welfare and discipline strategies will havebeen implemented, in most cases, before a suspension is imposed and inparticular the student, parents and/or guardians will have been given theopportunity to respond to the allegations of inappropriate behaviour.In some circumstances the Principal may determine that a student should besuspended immediately. This will usually be due to reasons such as the safetyof students or staff because of violence, threats of violence, the presence ofweapons or illegal drugs.A police investigation of a student’s behaviour does not remove the Principal’sdiscretion, to deal with the behaviour as a school disciplinary matter.The Principal may impose either a short suspension of a few school days (lessthan a week) or a long suspension of up to and including 20 school days.2.2 Short suspension(a)In cases of short suspension from the school, a resolution meeting shall beheld with the student and their parents and/or guardians, following the5
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