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The School District of Auburndale delegates the responsibility for student discipline to the school administration. The school administration may provide guidelines in addition to, but not in conflict with the guidelines provided in this policy. This policy is designed to work collectively and in uniformity with the Code of Student Conduct Policy. Students may be suspended or expelled where warranted and in compliance with Wisconsin State Law.
Student Suspension
1. A student may be suspended for not more than 5 school days in accordance with State Statutes. In the event that a notice of an expulsion hearing has also been sent, this period can be extended up to 15 school days.
2. The student will be given prompt notice of the suspension and the reason for the suspension. If the student is a minor, the parent or guardian will also be given prompt notice of the suspension and the reason for the suspension.
3. The student, parent, or guardian may have a conference with the district administrator or his/her designee within 5 school days following the commencement of the suspension, if they feel that the suspension was unjustified. Should it be determined by the district administrator or his/her designee that the suspension was unjustified, reference to the suspension shall be expunged from the student's record.
4. The suspended student shall not be denied the opportunity to take any quarterly, semester, or grading period examinations or to complete course work missed during the suspension period, as provided under s.118.16 (4)(a).
Student Expulsion
1. A student may be expelled from school after an expulsion hearing and in accordance with State Statutes.
2. An expulsion hearing will be scheduled and conducted by the school board.
3. A written notice of the hearing shall be delivered or sent not less than 5 days prior to the hearing to the student. This same notice will be sent or delivered to the parent, if the student is a minor. All legal criteria and particulars will be satisfied in the notice.
4. The expulsion hearing shall be properly recorded.
5. If the school board orders expulsion, a copy of the order shall be mailed to the student. If the student is a minor, a copy shall be mailed to the student's parent or guardian.
6. A school board decision ordering an expulsion may be appealed to the State Superintendent of Public Instruction.
LEGAL REF: Section 118.16 (4)(a), Wisconsin Statutes
Section 119.25, Wisconsin Statutes
Section 120.13 (1), Wisconsin Statutes
Chapter 119, Wisconsin Statutes
Adopted: May 19, 1999
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