External Suspension

     External suspension from school is reserved for the most serious offenses and is progressive from 1 to 10 days.  A student must provide a written request for make-up work to each teacher within two school days.  The work must be returned to the teacher within two school days for each day suspended in order to receive credit.

     A parent or student may request work while they are serving a suspension by calling the Guidance Office at 624-6621.  A one-day advance notice must be given to receive assignments.  Parents will arrange to pick up the work.  A student may not come to school to obtain work while on suspension.

Offenses which can lead to external suspension (+ other consequences) are:

1.        Profanity/vulgarity directed to a teacher or staff member;

2.        Actions causing health/safety hazards (e.g., setting off fireworks, stink bombs, fires, throwing dangerous objects at others) (+ referral to police and to School Board);

3.        False alarms (+ referral to police);

4.        Assault and/or battery (threats to others) (+ referral to the Superintendent);

5.        Bomb scares (+ referral to police);

6.        Demonstrations (+ possible referral to Superintendent/School Board);

7.        Drugs/Alcohol –

Suspicion of being under the influence will result in a mandatory three-day out of school suspension.  The student is to be dismissed to parent/guardian, with mandatory conference the next day.

Possession of alcohol or controlled substance:  external suspension for 5 days and referral to police.  The student is to be dismissed to parent/guardian with mandatory conference upon the student’s return to school.

Selling or distributing alcohol or a controlled substance:  suspension and referral to the Superintendent for action including possible suspension for part or remainder of the school year.

Offenses for which administrative discretion will determine whether internal suspension or external suspension will apply are:

Damage/Vandalism (plus restitution, plus possible referral to police);

                Theft (plus restitution);

                Defiance of authority.

Theft

                Police notification/Parent Conference

                Possible suspension for the year

Minimum of One day OSS followed by consecutive days of APP. The total number of days is subject to the discretion of administration.

Extortion

                Police notification/Parent Conference

                Possible suspension for the year

*Minimum of one day OSS followed by consecutive days of APP. The total number of days is subject to the discretion of administration.

Abusive, vulgar language or gestures to other students or faculty in the hallway.

Student will receive a minimum 3-day suspension from school (OSS).

Bullying. physical sexual harassment to student

Physical sexual harassment to staff

Bullying, verbal/sexual harassment to student

Verbal/sexual harassment to staff

                Refer to School Committee policy manual

                                # 1169 Bullying

                # 1165 Harassment

Minimum of one- day OSS followed by consecutive days of APP.  The total number of days is subject to the discretion of administration.

Parent/Guardian Conference

                Police notification

                Possible suspension for the year

*Consecutive days prohibit a student from participating in any school-sponsored activity while the suspension is in effect.

Verbal Threats against a student

Verbal threats against a staff member

                All threats should be report to school officials

                If the threat(s) are serious in nature, then school officials will:

Notify the police;

Contact the parents of the student(s) who is threatened;

Suspend the student from school for a minimum of 1 day OSS followed by

consecutive days of APP. The total number of days is subject to the discretion

of the administration; Prior to reentry into school, the student along with his

parents/guardians must meet with the principal and or his designee in order to

discuss the matter.

Assault on a staff member

Assault on a student

Possession of a dangerous weapon

                Police notification/Parent Conference

*Minimum 10 day out of school suspension.  The total number days is subject to the discretion of administration.

**Possible suspension for part or remainder of the school year.

*Consecutive days prohibit a student from participating in any school-sponsored activity while the suspension is in effect.