HPS Student and Parent Handbook 2019-2020

1. Notify the student of the accusations against him/her,
2. Allow the student to relate his or her version of the incident,
and
3. Determine whether the student’s conduct warrants
suspension.
Notification to Parents/Guardians
If the Principal or designee determines the student’s conduct
warrants suspension during the school day, the Principal or
designee will make reasonable effort to notify the student’s
parent(s) that the student has been suspended before the student
is sent home. The Principal or designee will notify a suspended
student’s parent(s) of the period of suspension, the grounds for
the suspension, and the time and place for an opportunity to
confer with the Principal.
Credit During Suspension
A student shall receive credit for work missed during the period of
suspension if the student makes up work missed during the period
of suspension within the same number of school days the student
was absent on suspension.
Process for Out-of-School Suspensions
Over Five Days and Expulsion
Notice
When the Discipline Committee and/or the Principal determine
that a student’s conduct warrants suspension for more than five
days or expulsion, but prior to taking any expulsion action, the
Principal or designee will provide the student’s parent(s) with
written notice of:
1. The reasons for the proposed disciplinary action; and
2. The date and location for a hearing before the Principal,
within five school days from the date of the disciplinary
action.
The notice shall further state that, at the hearing, the student:
3. May be present;
4. Shall have an opportunity to present evidence;
5. Shall be apprised and informed of the school’s evidence;
6. May be accompanied by his or her parent(s); and
7. May be represented by an attorney.
Hearing Before Principal
The school shall make a good faith effort to inform the student and
the student’s parent(s) of the time and place for the hearing, and
the school shall hold the hearing regardless of whether the
student, the student’s parent(s) or another adult representing the
student attends. The Principal may audio record the hearing.
Immediately following the hearing, the Principal will notify the
student and the student’s parent(s) in writing of his or her
decision. The decision shall specify:
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1. The length of the suspension or expulsion, if any;
2. When the expulsion is not permanent, the procedures for readmittance
at the end of the removal; and
3. The right to appeal the Principal’s decision to the Area
Superintendent.
The notice shall also state that failure to timely request such a
hearing constitutes a waiver of further rights in the matter.
Appeal to the Area Superintendent
The student or his or her parent(s) may appeal the expulsion
decision to the Area Superintendent by notifying the Principal in
writing within seven calendar days of the date of receipt of the
Principal’s decision. The Area Superintendent will review the audio
or transcribed record from the hearing before the Principal and
notify the student and his or her parent(s) of the appeal decision,
in writing, within ten calendar days of the date of the appeal.
Appeal to the Superintendent of Schools
The student or his/her parent/guardian may appeal the expulsion
decision to the Superintendent of Schools by notifying the Area
Superintendent in writing within seven calendar days of the date
of receipt of the Area Superintendent's decision. The
Superintendent of Schools will review the audio or transcribed
record from the hearing before the hearing officer, review the
complete file including the Area superintendent's decision, and
notify the student and his/her parent/guardian of the appeal
decision, in writing, within 10 calendar days of the appeal.
Appeal to the Board of Directors
The student or his or her parent(s) may appeal the expulsion
decision to the Board of Directors by notifying the
Superintendent in writing within seven calendar days of the date
of receipt of the Appeal Decision.
Harmony shall place the matter on the agenda of a future Board
meeting. The student or parent will be notified in writing of the
date of the meeting at which the Board of Directors will consider
the expulsion appeal.
The Board shall consider the appeal based on the audio or
transcribed record from the hearing before the Principal and the
appeal decisions of the Area Superintendent and the
Superintendent of Schools. Additionally, the student/parent and
the administration may present written comments for
consideration by the Board of Directors. If the student/parent
and/or the administration choose to submit written comments
such comments must be presented no later than seven calendar
days before the Board meeting at which the expulsion appeal will
be considered by the Board of Directors.
If, after considering the appeal and the appeal decisions given at
the previous levels, and the records from the hearing and written
comments submitted for the Board of Directors’ consideration, if