It is the policy of the Foyil Board of Education to administer corporal punishment only as a last resort after other reasonable corrective measures have been used without success. Corporal punishment must be administered only in the presence of another professional, certified staff member, preferably an administrator. Careful documentation of each occasion shall be made by the teacher or the administrator or both. Such documentation will identify the student and set forth the behavior necessitating the punishment; the person who administered the punishment; and the name of the witnesses. Under no circumstances shall other students or non-certified personnel observe the administration of corporal punishment. The student shall be carefully advised of the nature of the rule infraction for which the punishment is being administered. If possible, the parent(s) or legal guardian shall be notified that corporal punishment is being planned. SUSPENSION OF STUDENTS It is the policy of the Foyil Board of Education that the superintendent of designee may suspend from school a student whose conduct disrupts the academic atmosphere of the school, endangers or threatens fellow students, teachers, or officials, or damages the property of another. Any student who violates the policies or regulations of the school may be suspended. DUE PROCESS – STUDENTS RIGHTS The Foyil Board of Education and Administrative Staff believe in and support the Constitution of the United States of America. One of the most important “rights” protected by the Constitution is the right of Due Process of Law. This means that a person may not be deprived of his freedom of his property without Due Process Law. In the school setting it means: Each person has the right to hear the accusations made against him/her. To know of the punishment or penalty to be prescribed. To speak in his own behalf (tell his/her side of the story). Right to appeal with or without representation.
It is the policy of the Foyil Board of Education to administer corporal punishment only as a last resort after other reasonable corrective measures have been used without success. Corporal punishment must be administered only in the presence of another professional, certified staff member, preferably an administrator. Careful documentation of each occasion shall be made by the teacher or the administrator or both. Such documentation will identify the student and set forth the behavior necessitating the punishment; the person who administered the punishment; and the name of the witnesses. Under no circumstances shall other students or non-certified personnel observe the administration of corporal punishment. The student shall be carefully advised of the nature of the rule infraction for which the punishment is being administered. If possible, the parent(s) or legal guardian shall be notified that corporal punishment is being planned. SUSPENSION OF STUDENTS It is the policy of the Foyil Board of Education that the superintendent of designee may suspend from school a student whose conduct disrupts the academic atmosphere of the school, endangers or threatens fellow students, teachers, or officials, or damages the property of another. Any student who violates the policies or regulations of the school may be suspended. DUE PROCESS – STUDENTS RIGHTS The Foyil Board of Education and Administrative Staff believe in and support the Constitution of the United States of America. One of the most important “rights” protected by the Constitution is the right of Due Process of Law. This means that a person may not be deprived of his freedom of his property without Due Process Law. In the school setting it means: Each person has the right to hear the accusations made against him/her. To know of the punishment or penalty to be prescribed. To speak in his own behalf (tell his/her side of the story). Right to appeal with or without representation.
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