School-Level Disciplinary Hearing
Note: The principal must be notified two days in advance of a school-based hearing if the student is to be represented by an advocate or legal counsel.
Participants should arrive 5-10 minutes prior to scheduled hearing
Present in the school-based hearing:
- Student Due Process Hearing Officer
- The Hearing Panel
- School Administrator(s)
- Student and Parent(s)
- Student Advocate (when applicable)
- Attorneys for all parties when applicable
The Student Due Process Officer will meet with the panel prior to the hearing. When the hearing begins all other parties, except witnesses, will enter the hearing room.
Hearing Procedure
- Introductions
- Focus of Hearing
- Hearing Procedures
- Hearing Panel Status
- Identification of Student Charge(s)
- Presentation of Information
- School Presentation (to include any witnesses)
- Questions from the Student then the Panel
- Student Presentation (to include any witnesses)
- Questions from the School then the Panel
- School Position Statement
- Questions for the School from the Panel Only
- Student Position Statement
- Questions for the Student from the Panel Only
- Student Closing Statement
- School Closing Statement
- Reading of Policy
- Student Appeal Options
- Adjourn for Hearing Panel Deliberation
Note: A series of questions from the school, student and panel will follow any witness testimony.
The school will notify the parent by phone of the final decision.
For the official definitions of terms, please see the glossary.