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Board adopts revisions to student-discipline due-process policy (5206)
Summary
The board approved edits to policy 5206 to clarify appeal eligibility for suspensions between 11 and 59 days and reaffirmed that students serve suspensions while an appeal is pending.
The Board approved revisions to policy 5206 governing student discipline and due process after a discussion of blue-language edits that clarify when appeals to the board are available.
Administrators explained the revised text would make clear that principals may suspend up to 10 days and the superintendent may suspend between 11 and 59 days, with appeals to the board available for those superintendent-level suspensions. As one administrator summarized, "Principals can suspend up to 10 days. Superintendent can suspend between 11 and 59." Board members and administrators discussed logistics, including that a student would generally serve the suspension while an appeal is pending and that a board hearing allows both sides to present evidence before the board issues its final decision.
After questions about timeframes and the evidence package, a board member moved to adopt the policy changes; the motion was seconded and passed by voice vote.
