2.1 The Council authorizes teachers, with the approval of the school principal or his/her designee, to remove a student from class when such student deliberately causes a serious disruption of the educational process within the classroom. However, no student shall be removed from class more than six times in any one school year, nor more than twice in one week, unless the student is granted an informal hearing by the school principal or his/her designee in accordance with Article V. 2.2 Whenever any teacher removes a student from the classroom, the teacher send the student to an area designated by the school principal or his/her designee. The teacher should also advise the school principal or his/her designee of the name of the student against whom such disciplinary action was taken and the reason therefor. 2.3 Each school or program shall maintain an individual student log of disciplinary action. If removal from a classroom does not result in the disposition of the disciplinary case within ninety minutes, the school principal/designee or program director must consider the case an 5144-R in-school suspension or out-of-school suspension and follow the procedures set forth in Articles III or IV, whichever is applicable. 2.4 Any student who is removed from class shall be given an opportunity to complete any class work including, but not limited to, examinations, that such student missed during the period of the removal. In addition, a processing procedure with the student will occur, in order to identify the harm done to the victim(s) and/or community and to establish a method of restitution. 2.5 Unless an emergency situation requiring the student's immediate exclusion exists, no student shall be excluded from participation in the entire time devoted to physical exercise in the regular school day as a form of discipline or punishment. Article III - In-School Suspension In-School Suspension - means an exclusion from regular classroom activities for no more than ten (10) consecutive school days. In-school suspension does not involve exclusion from school. An in- school suspension shall not extend beyond the end of the school year in which the in-school suspension was imposed. Except as provided in Article IV, below, all suspensions of students shall be in-school suspensions. 3.1 During an in-school suspension:
2.1 The Council authorizes teachers, with the approval of the school principal or his/her designee, to remove a student from class when such student deliberately causes a serious disruption of the educational process within the classroom. However, no student shall be removed from class more than six times in any one school year, nor more than twice in one week, unless the student is granted an informal hearing by the school principal or his/her designee in accordance with Article V. 2.2 Whenever any teacher removes a student from the classroom, the teacher send the student to an area designated by the school principal or his/her designee. The teacher should also advise the school principal or his/her designee of the name of the student against whom such disciplinary action was taken and the reason therefor. 2.3 Each school or program shall maintain an individual student log of disciplinary action. If removal from a classroom does not result in the disposition of the disciplinary case within ninety minutes, the school principal/designee or program director must consider the case an 5144-R in-school suspension or out-of-school suspension and follow the procedures set forth in Articles III or IV, whichever is applicable. 2.4 Any student who is removed from class shall be given an opportunity to complete any class work including, but not limited to, examinations, that such student missed during the period of the removal. In addition, a processing procedure with the student will occur, in order to identify the harm done to the victim(s) and/or community and to establish a method of restitution. 2.5 Unless an emergency situation requiring the student's immediate exclusion exists, no student shall be excluded from participation in the entire time devoted to physical exercise in the regular school day as a form of discipline or punishment. Article III - In-School Suspension In-School Suspension - means an exclusion from regular classroom activities for no more than ten (10) consecutive school days. In-school suspension does not involve exclusion from school. An in- school suspension shall not extend beyond the end of the school year in which the in-school suspension was imposed. Except as provided in Article IV, below, all suspensions of students shall be in-school suspensions. 3.1 During an in-school suspension:
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