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HB 2341 Suspension of a student, short-term; pending principal, etc., decision on alternative education.

Introduced by: Kristen J. Amundson | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Short-term suspension of a student; alternative education program.  The bill provides that a school board may adopt regulations authorizing a principal to impose a short-term suspension, when a student has been charged with an offense involving intentional injury to another student in the same school, pending a decision as to whether to require the offending student to attend an alternative education program.  It also provides that a school board may require a student charged with certain juvenile offenses to attend an alternative education program.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Short-term suspension of a student; alternative education program.  Provides that pending the decision by the division superintendent or his designee as to whether to require that a student charged with an offense involving intentional injury to another student of the school division attend an alternative education program, a local school board may impose a short-term suspension upon such student. Additionally provides that a school board may require a student charged with certain juvenile offenses that are required to be disclosed to the superintendent of the school division to attend an alternative education program.