Desert Mountain Charter SELPA Policies and Procedures

Policy – Category 5000 (Students) BP 5007 – Suspension and Expulsion Table of Contents BP 5007 – SUSPENSION AND EXPULSION ........................................................................... 1 1.0 I NTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................ 1 2.0 P ROCEDURES FOR S TUDENTS N OT Y ET E LIGIBLE FOR S PECIAL E DUCATION ................... 2 3.0 S USPENSION ..................................................................................................................... 3 4.0 S ERVICES D URING S USPENSION ....................................................................................... 5 5.0 I NTERIM A LTERNATIVE E DUCATIONAL S ETTING (IAES) D UE TO D ANGEROUS B EHAVIOR 5 6.0 M ANIFESTATION D ETERMINATION .................................................................................. 6 7.0 D UE P ROCESS A PPEALS ................................................................................................... 8 8.0 R EADMISSION .................................................................................................................. 9 9.0 S USPENSION OF E XPULSION ............................................................................................. 9 10.0 N OTIFICATION TO L AW E NFORCEMENT A UTHORITIES ..................................................... 9 11.0 R EPORT TO C OUNTY S UPERINTENDENT OF S CHOOLS ..................................................... 10 12.0 A PPENDICES ................................................................................................................... 10 13.0 L EGAL R EFERENCES ...................................................................................................... 10

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Introduction The Desert Mountain Charter Special Education Local Plan Area (DMCS) assures that data on suspension and expulsion rates will be provided in a manner prescribed by the California Department of Education (CDE). When indicated by data analysis, the DMCS further assures that policies, procedures, and forms related to the development and implementation of Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) will be revised. NOTE: The following administrative regulations reflects the 2004 reauthorization of the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (Title 20 of the United States Code §§ 1400-1482), implementing federal regulations, effective October 13, 2006 (Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations §§ 300.1-300.818, added by 71 Fed. Reg. 156), and conforming state legislation (AB 1662, Ch. 653, Statutes of 2005). Because federal regulatory provisions related to discipline were amended and renumbered pursuant to 71 Fed. Reg. 156, it is likely that further state legislation will be needed to conform state law to the new federal regulations. Note that in cases where state law provides greater

BP 5007 – Suspension and Expulsion

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Desert Mountain Charter Special Education Local Plan Area (DMCS) (rev. 11/16)

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