Table of Contents - YES Prep Public Schools

Aggravated assault
Sexual assault
Aggravated sexual assault
Murder
Capital murder
Criminal attempt to commit murder or capital murder
Aggravated robbery
63. Committing any offense that is a state-mandated expellable offense if the offense is committed on the
property of another district in Texas or while the student is attending a school-sponsored or school
related activity of a school in another district in Texas.
Federal Firearms Act
YES Prep Public Schools, as an open-enrollment charter school, shall expel a student who brings a firearm, as
defined by 18 U.S.C. Section 921, to school. The student must be expelled from the student's regular campus
for a period of at least one year, except that the superintendent or other chief administrative officer of the
school may modify the length of the expulsion in the case of an individual student.
Restrictions During Expulsion
Expelled students are prohibited from being on school grounds or attending school-sponsored or schoolrelated
activities during the period of expulsion.
Newly Enrolled Students
YES Prep will decide on a case-by-case basis the placement of a student who is subject to an expulsion order
from another district or an open-enrollment charter school upon enrollment in the district.
Discipline of Students with Disabilities
The discipline of students with disabilities is subject to applicable state and federal law in addition to the YES
Prep Handbook. To the extent any conflict exists, state and/or federal law will prevail.
Suspension and Expulsion as Consequences for Serious and/or Persistent Misbehaviors
A student may be suspended and/or expelled for serious infractions. Misbehaviors in violation of the Student
Code of Conduct not otherwise constituting an expellable offense may become a serious infraction subject to
expulsion and/or suspension when the misbehavior is so persistent that, in cumulative effect, it is significantly
disruptive of the educational process. The decision to expel shall be based on an assessment of the facts and
circumstances of each case. Relevant factors, without prioritization, include, but are not limited to, the
seriousness of the misconduct, the student's age, grade level, history of prior misconduct, health and safety
issues, and disruptive effects upon the educational process. If a student is expelled from YES Prep Public
Schools and wishes to return at the end of the expulsion period, s/he will be required to re-apply to YES Prep
and participate in the lottery system as appropriate. Additionally, any expelled student will not have the
benefit of a sibling preference in the lottery system.
Suspension Process
In addition to the above list of serious violations, the principal/school director or designee has the authority to
suspend a student for a period of up to 10 school days for any of the following additional reasons:
The need to further investigate an incident;
A recommendation to expel the student; or
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