Petition for Extension of Expulsion

The principal or designee may petition the Superintendent for authorization to exceed the length of one academic term for a student’s expulsion when warranted because of a risk to public health and safety.   

The petition must include: 

• A detailed description of the student’s misconduct, the school rules that were violated, and the public health or safety concerns; 
• A detailed description of the student’s academic, attendance and discipline history, if any; 
• Any non-academic supports and behavioral services the student was offered or received during the expulsion; 
• The student’s academic progress during the expulsion and the educational services available to the student during the expulsion; 
• The proposed extended length of the expulsion; and 
• The student’s reengagement plan 

The petition may only be submitted after a reengagement plan has been developed but before the end of the expulsion.  In the case of a firearm offense, the petition may be submitted at any time.   

 

A written notice of the petition will be delivered in person, or via email or mail, to the student and their parent/guardian within one school business day from the date the Superintendent or designee received the petition.   The notice must be in a language the family can understand, if other than English.  The notice must include: 

• A copy of the petition; 
• The right to have an informal conference with the Superintendent or designee, to be held within 5 school business days from the date the school provided the written notice to the student and parent/guardian; and  
• The student’s and/or parent’s/guardian’s right to submit a written or oral response to the Superintendent or designee within 5 school business days of the date the school provided the written notice. 
• The Superintendent/designee must deliver a written decision to the principal, the student, and the student’s parent/guardian in person, or via mail or email within 10 school business days after receiving the petition.  The Superintendent/designee, may grant the petition if substantial evidence exists that, if a student were to return at or before 90 school days, he/she would pose a risk to public health or safety. If the petition is granted, the written decision must include: 
• The date on which the extended expulsion will end; 
• The reason that, if the student were to return before the initial expulsion end date, the student would pose a risk to public health or safety; and 
• Notice of the student’s or parent’s/guardian’s right to request review and reconsideration of the appeal decision, including where and to whom to make the request. 

If the petition is not granted, the written decision must identify the date on which the expulsion will end.   

Any extension of an expulsion may not exceed the length of an academic term. 

To request review and reconisderation please follow the process identified in the ‘Long Term Suspension and Expulsion Appeal and Review’ section in the ‘Grievance and Appeal Processes’ of this website.