If a student is suspended from school, an appeal process may be started within three days of the discipline infraction by a parent or guardian. 

All suspension appeals must first be reviewed by a building administrator not involved in the original discipline incident. If there is not a building-based administrator available at the school site, then one will be determined at another site. 

The building appeal will be conducted with a review of the incident and all documentation. Witnesses may also be contacted. The building review will be conducted and written correspondence will be sent to the parent or guardian who initiated the appeal. 

If the parent/guardian believes that the discipline incident and the building review are incorrect, an appeal may be made to the Board of Education. This must be done within five days of the notification of the building review. Upon receipt of the letter below, a Hearing will be conducted by an impartial hearing officer and the report will be submitted for review to the Board of Education. 

(Reference: Board of Education Policy 7:200, Suspension Procedures)

DATE: ______________________

FROM: Parent/Guardian Name(s): ________________________________

Address: ____________________________________Zip Code: ________

Telephone(s): Home: ( ) _________Cell: ( ) _________ Work: ( ______)

A student or parent/guardian may appeal a student’s suspension after the suspension is issued. The student and parent/guardian must meet with the school principal or other administrator in an informal conference. If the administrator sustains the suspension, the student and/or parent/guardian may complete this form and return it to the address noted above. For the appeal to be considered, this form needs to be fully completed.

Student Name: _______________________________ Date of Birth: ____________

School Name: ___________________________________ Grade: _____________

Suspension Dates: __________________ to _____________________

Days: _______________

Suspension Charge (i.e., Assault/Battery, Theft):

____________________________________________________________________________

Date of informal conference with building administrator: ______________________

NATURE OF COMPLAINT (Describe in your own words the reasons you feel this suspension is not appropriate or the procedure was not followed properly by the school administrator. Please include all names, dates, and places of those involved so we can have a complete understanding of your complaint):

If a student is suspended from school, an appeal process may be started within three days of the discipline infraction by a parent or guardian.

All suspension appeals must first be reviewed by a building administrator not involved in the original discipline incident. If there is not a building-based administrator available at the school site, then one will be determined at another site.

The building appeal will be conducted with a review of the incident and all documentation. Witnesses may also be contacted. The building review will be conducted and written correspondence will be sent to the parent or guardian who initiated the appeal.

If the parent/guardian believes that the discipline incident and the building review are incorrect, an appeal may be made to the Board of Education. This must be done within five days of the notification of the building review. Upon receipt of the letter below, a Hearing will be conducted by an impartial hearing officer and the report will be submitted for review to the Board of Education.

(Reference: Board of Education Policy 7:200, Suspension Procedures)

DATE: ______________________

FROM: Parent/Guardian Name(s): ________________________________

Address: ____________________________________Zip Code: ________

Telephone(s): Home: ( ) _________Cell: ( ) _________ Work: ( ______)

A student or parent/guardian may appeal a student’s suspension after the suspension is issued. The student and parent/guardian must meet with the school principal or other administrator in an informal conference. If the administrator sustains the suspension, the student and/or parent/guardian may complete this form and return it to the address noted above. For the appeal to be considered, this form needs to be fully completed.

Student Name: _______________________________ Date of Birth: ____________

School Name: ___________________________________ Grade: _____________

Suspension Dates: __________________ to _____________________

Days: _______________

Suspension Charge (i.e., Assault/Battery, Theft):

____________________________________________________________________________

Date of informal conference with building administrator: ______________________

NATURE OF COMPLAINT (Describe in your own words the reasons you feel this suspension is not appropriate or the procedure was not followed properly by the school administrator. Please include all names, dates, and places of those involved so we can have a complete understanding of your complaint):