Suspension/Expulsion

SUSPENSION/EXPULSION

In the event that a student’ s behavior is consistently disruptive so that his/her learning and the learning of the rest of the class is greatly hindered, a student may be suspended by the Principal for serious and/or repeated violations of school rules and policies. The principal in such an instance will take the following action: 1. Notify the student of the violation that will result in suspension through a verbal warning. 2. Notify the parents/guardians of the student of the violation that will result in suspension through a written warning. 3. Schedule a conference with the parents/guardians, student, principal and teacher, if necessary, to discuss the incident and terms of re-admittance.

The Principal may immediately suspend a student for gross misconduct. The suspension could be in school or out-of-school. In the event that a student is suspended out of school, his/her parents will be contacted to pick up their child. Expulsion is considered very serious. Therefore, this action will be determined only by a committee consisting of the principal, pastor, and a third party (School Advisory Board member, Pastoral Council member, trustee or other).

In the event that further suspensions are necessary, the St. John ’ s School Advisory Board will become involved. Upon reviewing the situation, the board may (1) recommend re-entry upon compliance with certain conditions (e. g. counseling) or (2) expel the student.

Gross misconduct is defined to include, but is not limited to, conduct which creates a substantial and unjustifiable risk of harm to another person, or serious damage to the property of the school or another person, or conduct which substantially impairs the discipline and order of the school environment, or conduct that may potentially bring harm in any way to St. John ’ s School.

In the case of a student with a disability, the principal will notify the student’ s individual education plan (IEP) team from the District not more than ten (10) days after the date on which the decision to remove the student from the student’ s current education placement is made. The individual education plan team shall, at the meeting, conduct a review of the relationship between the child’ s disability and the behavior subject to disciplinary action and determine the appropriateness of the child’ s education plan.