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8/20/2019 w.a. Kritsonis, Phd - Regular School Discipline, Suspension, And e
A school district must place in a %A&' any student who engages inthe following conduct that occurs on or within 300 feet of schoolproperty or while the student is attending a schoolsponsored orschoolrelated activity on or off school property,
Conduct punishable as a felony; Offense constituting terroristic threat, assault that causes injury, or
false alarm or report;
Transfers/possesses/uses or is under the influence of marijuana,controlled substances, or dangerous drugs;
Transfers/possesses/uses or commits a serious offense while underthe influence of alcohol;
Conduct containing the elements of abuse of volatile chemicals;
Conduct containing the elements of public lewdness or indecentexposure.
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A student must e placed in a %A&' if# while off campus and not inattendance at a schoolsponsored or schoolrelated activity# thestudent receives deferred prosecution for offenses listed in -itle ofthe -eas 'enal /ode# i.e.# violent offenses against the person* a courtor ury finds that the student has engaged in delin1uent conduct orconduct prohiited in -itle * or the superintendent has a reasonale
elief that the student engaged in conduct defined as a -itle felonyoffense.
A student who is re1uired to register as a se offender must e placedin a %A&' or A&' for at least one semester.
A student must e placed in a %A&' for engaging# whether or not onschool property or at a school event# in conduct constitutingretaliation# i.e.# harming or threatening to harm y an unlawful act aschool employee on account of the employee’s orelated duties.
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A student may e placed in a %A&' if the student# while offcampus and not in attendance at a schoolsponsored or schoolrelated activity,
!as engaged in "nonviolent# conduct defined as a felony offense OT!$%than those defined under Title &, Texas enal Code "violent conduct#, andthe superintendent has a reasonable belief that the student has engaged insuch conduct; and
The continued presence of the student in the regular classroom threatensthe safety of other students or teachers or will be detrimental to theeducational process.
-he oard of trustees of a school district# or the oard’s designee#after an opportunity for a hearing may elect to place a student in a%A&' if the student,
%eceives deferred prosecution for conduct defined as a felony;
$ngages in delin'uent conduct defined as a felony; or1
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f the oard or the oard’s designee determines that the student’s presence inthe regular classroom, Threatens the safety of other students or teachers; (ill be detrimental to the educational process or is not in the best interests of
the district)s students.
4hen a student is removed to a %A&'# a conference is re1uired within threedays of removal. -he school oard or its designee must review a student’sstatus# including academic status# at least every 520 days. $or high schoolstudents# progress toward graduation re1uirements must e reviewed and aspecific plan developed.
An elementary school student may not e placed in a %A&' withnonelementary school students.
Students younger than age + may not e removed to a %A&'# unless they ringa firearm to school.
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* student may be expelled or placed in a +*$ or *$ if thestudent has received deferred prosecution for conduct defined asa felony offense in Title & of the Texas enal Code; has beenfound by a court or jury to have engaged in delin'uent conduct orconduct defined as a felony offense in Title & of the Texas enal
Code; is charged with engaging in conduct defined as a felonyoffense in Title & of the Texas enal Code; has been referred to a juvenile court for allegedly engaging in delin'uent conduct orconduct defined as a felony offense in Title & of the Texas enalCode; has received probation or deferred adjudication for afelony offense under Title & of the Texas enal Code; has beenconvicted of a felony offense under Title & of the Texas enalCode; or has been arrested for or charged with a felony offenseunder Title & of the Texas enal Code. "-OT$ Certain instancesdescribed here re'uire mandatory removal to +*$.#
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A student may be expelled if, while on or within 3 feet of schoolproperty or while attending a school-sponsored or school-relatede!ent, the student" Sells7gives7delivers7possesses or is under the influence of mari*uana controlled
substances dangerous drugs or alcoholic beverages8 or
Engages in conduct containing the elements of offenses related to abuse ofvolatile chemicals8 or
Engages in serious or persistent misbehavior occurring while placed in a D(E+8or
(ssaults and causes in*ury to an employee or volunteer including in retaliationfor the employee)s or volunteer)s duties in the district or commits a terroristic
threat against a teacher8 or Engages in conduct containing the elements of deadly conduct8 or 9ses exhibits or possesses a firearm illegal :nife club or other prohibited
weapon8 or Engages in conduct containing the elements of aggravated assault sexual
assault aggravated sexual assault arson murder indecency with a childaggravated :idnapping aggravated robbery manslaughter criminally negligent
homicide or drug; or alcohol;related offenses punishable as a felony. 1%
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A student may be expelled from school by thedistrict in which the student attends school if thestudent while on school property of anotherdistrict in this state or while attending a school-
sponsored or school-related acti!ity of a schoolin another district in this state" 9ses exhibits or possesses a firearm illegal :nife club or
other prohibited weapon8 or
Engages in conduct containing the elements of aggravatedassault sexual assault aggravated sexual assault arsonmurder indecency with a child aggravated :idnappingaggravated robbery manslaughter criminally negligenthomicide or drug; or alcohol;related offenses punishable as
a felony. 1'
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One court case related to School Discipline-Suspension and Expulsion would be Nevares v. San Marcos C.I.S.D. In this case, given by “The Educator’sGuide to Texas School Law”, it states that Timothy Nevares was among the firststudents assigned t o DAEP after the adoption of the “mandatory placement”
provisions in Chapter 37. Nevares was placed in DAEP based on off-campusconduct. His suit against the San Marcos C.I.S.D. was followed closely byeducators in Texas, since it was the first major court challenged to some of themore controversial aspects of Chapter 37. Though Nevares had some success atdistrict level, he struck out before the Fifth Circuit. Nevares had complained of alack of due process, alleging that the school had tossed him into an inferiorprogram without a proper hearing. But the Fifth Circuit ruled that no process
was due, because the student was not deprived of property or liberty. “TimothyNevares was not denied access to public education, not even temporarily. He wasonly transferred from one school program to another with stricter discipline”Since no deprivation occurred, no process of any kind was due. In other words,as far as federal law is concerned, students assigned to DAEP are not entitled toany kind of hearing, not even an informal type hearing. This would appear toclose the door to suits alleging a violation of federal due process based on DAEPassignments.
Nevares v. San Marcos C.I.S.D.
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Also stated in The Educator)s Guide to Texas School Law,is another court case that relates to School Discipline-Suspension and Expulsion was Aledo I.S.D. v. Reese, in thiscase, a student was placed in a DAEP due to possession of ashotgun in his truck on the school parking lot after a weekendhunting trip. The student filed suit, and a state district judgeissued an injunction, ordering the school to readmit thestudent to the regular school program. The court of appeals
read TEC 37.0009(b) (= Any decision of the board or the board)sdesignee under this subsection is final and may not beappealed>) and declared that it means what it says--- DAEPorders may not be appealed beyond the school board.
Therefore, the state district judge should not have even heardthe case. The injunction was issued erroneously and was void.
A second court of appeals reached exactly the same conclusioninHankins v. P.H., as next friend of P.J.H.
Aledo I.S.D. v. Reese
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One last case dealing with school disciplinesuspension and expulsion is theGoss case. In thiscase the procedures that must accompany expulsionare more extensive than those involved in suspensionor removal to a disciplinary alternative educationprogram. Since the student)s=property right> to apublic education is being taken, The Fourteenth Amendment requires that the student be afforded an
appropriate level of due process. In the Goss case theCourts emphasized the informality of what was beingrequired?=less than a fair minded school principal would impose upon himself in order to avoid unfairsuspension>.
Goss Case
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