Edmonton Public Schools
Board Policies and Regulations

1. Definitions:
   1. Suspension: The term used to describe an action by a principal or teacher which temporarily denies a student access to one or more of the following:
      1. one or more class periods,
      2. one or more courses,
      3. school, or
      4. riding in a school bus.

   2. Expulsion: The term used to describe an action which temporarily or permanently denies a student access to one or more of the following:
      1. course(s),
      2. one or more schools, or
      3. riding in a school bus.

2. Student suspension or expulsion shall be applicable for violation of the board regulation on student behaviour and conduct:
   1. where other means of corrective action have failed to bring about orderly or appropriate conduct on the part of the student; or

   2. where the student's behaviour is so severe that lesser corrective action would be insufficient.

3. Although a suspension cannot be appealed, a principal can reinstate a student who has been suspended.

4. Upon receipt of the principal's recommendation regarding expulsion, the board or the superintendent of schools or any person(s) identified by the superintendent of schools under Section (6) shall within ten school days from the date of the student's suspension, either reinstate or expel the student, and shall specify the terms of any expulsion and any followup action to be taken regarding readmittance of the student at a later date.

5. Recommendations for expulsions from all district schools shall be heard by the board.

6. Recommendations for all other expulsions shall be heard by the superintendent of schools or by any person(s) identified by the superintendent of schools and who is on the roster of persons approved to preside at student expulsion hearings. This roster shall be composed of persons recommended by the superintendent of schools and approved by the board. The person(s) who presided at the expulsion hearing shall direct a student who has been expelled from a school to an alternative placement. The superintendent of schools shall ensure that all duties and responsibilities of the board are carried out with respect to any hearings conducted under this section.

7. Notwithstanding the board's regulation on appeals AB.BP, appeals of decisions made in the name of the board under Section (5) above shall be directed to the Minister of Education.

8. A student who is expelled from all schools by the board shall be provided with information regarding steps to be taken to seek reinstatement to the district. Conditions for reinstatement will usually include, but are not limited to, demonstrable progress in counselling programs, academic pursuits, and conduct.

   The superintendent of schools or any person(s) named by him from the roster referred to in Section (6) shall:

   1. hear requests for reinstatement of students who have been expelled;
   2. determine that any conditions specified for reinstatement and any conditions which in the circumstances seem appropriate to the person(s) presiding at the hearing regarding the reinstatement request, are satisfied; and
   3. direct a student who has been reinstated to a placement within the district.

   4. The parents, and the student if required by law, shall be informed of any decision regarding an expulsion recommendation or reinstatement request and of their right to request that the Minister of Education review the decision.