Suspended Attendance A student may be suspended from classes for inappropriate actions or attitudes or repeated infractions of school regulations. Parents will be notified personally and always in writing of the reasons for the suspension. A suspended student will be reinstated to class after consultation with both the student and parents, with assurance from them that such behavior and/or attitudes will be discontinued, and that the student will assume his/her place in the school community with a cooperative and happy spirit. All assignments, tests or exams missed during the suspension must be made up. One-day suspensions may be served on the school premises in a designated location. Suspended students must come prepared to study all day. Multi-day suspensions will be administered for repeated occurrence of truancy or leaving campus without permission, forged signatures, excessive tardies, and, if expulsion does not occur, for the use of alcohol, tobacco, drugs or other undesirable practices whether on or off campus, possession or use of weapons on campus, or other serious breaking of expected patterns of behavior. These suspensions will normally be served off campus. A family delinquent 60 days in making tuition payments (and have not otherwise made arrangements with the administration) will result in their student being suspended from classes until the account is satisfied. Expulsion When a student is expelled, both he/she and his/her parents shall be notified in person and in writing as to the reasons for the expulsion. The Principal alone has the authority to expel a student and may do so for any reason he/she deems necessary, with or without the consent and/or agreement of the parents. Parents are responsible to pay the full tuition for the academic year in which the student is dismissed. The student and his/her parents may appeal their case to the school board only if the evidence upon which the decision HCA made is possibly inaccurate or insufficient. The appeal shall be in writing and shall be presented to the Principal within three (3) days of the expulsion. A decision will be made in a specially called board meeting, and only the parent, guardian, or a member of the school board may represent the student’s case at that meeting. The school board’s decision shall be final. A student who has been expelled or withdrawn for disciplinary reasons normally may be considered for re-enrollment and re-admission to the school only at the beginning of a new school year. Expulsion may result from serious departure from school policies or expectations for students, including but not limited to the following: • Repeated misconduct • Failure to respond positively to repeated efforts at correction by the School’s personnel
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