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Tangipahoa Parish committee deletes paragraph and adopts amended expulsion rule; debate centers on principal discretion and DRC role
Summary
The Tangipahoa Parish Policy Committee on Sept. 2 amended and adopted revisions to Policy JDE (expulsion), removing a paragraph that committee members said created a contradictory standard for first-offense marijuana possession and aligning the policy with state law that reduced the presumptive suspension from four to two semesters.
The Tangipahoa Parish Policy Committee on Sept. 2 amended and adopted revisions to Policy JDE (expulsion), including language reflecting the state's updated approach to student possession of marijuana and changes to disciplinary procedures.
At the start of the discussion, a staff presenter described changes sent by "Forethought" and reviewed by the district's legal counsel, noting the change from four semesters down to two in the presumptive suspension language consistent with state law. The presenter said the red-lined draft shows green insertions and red deletions; committee members repeatedly raised concerns that some of the new wording created contradictions.
Board Member Piazza moved to delete an entire paragraph under the subsection "firearms, knives and drugs" that committee members described as contradictory; the motion was seconded and the transcript records "Voting is open.…
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