282.4 - SUSPENSION -- EXPULSION.
282.4 SUSPENSION -- EXPULSION.
1. The board may, by a majority vote, expel any student from
school for a violation of the regulations or rules established by the
board, or when the presence of the student is detrimental to the best
interests of the school. The board may confer upon any teacher,
principal, or superintendent the power temporarily to suspend a
student, notice of the suspension being at once given in writing to
the president of the board.
2. A student who commits an assault, as defined under section
708.1, against a school employee in a school building, on school
grounds, or at a school-sponsored function shall be suspended for a
time to be determined by the principal. Notice of the suspension
shall be immediately sent to the president of the board. By special
meeting or at the next regularly scheduled board meeting, the board
shall review the suspension and decide whether to hold a disciplinary
hearing to determine whether or not to order further sanctions
against the student, which may include expelling the student. In
making its decision, the board shall consider the best interests of
the school district, which shall include what is best to protect and
ensure the safety of the school employees and students from the
student committing the assault.
A student shall not be suspended or expelled pursuant to this
section if the suspension or expulsion would violate the federal
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
3. Notwithstanding section 282.6, if a student has been expelled
or suspended from school and has not met the conditions of the
expulsion or suspension, the student shall not be permitted to enroll
in a school district until the board of directors of the school
district approves, by a majority vote, the enrollment of the student.
Section History: Early Form
[C73, § 1735, 1756; C97, § 2782; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 4271;
C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 282.4] Section History: Recent Form
89 Acts, ch 210, §10; 94 Acts, ch 1131, §7; 94 Acts, ch 1199, §66;
95 Acts, ch 218, §27; 96 Acts, ch 1215, §51
Referred to in § 279.9A, 280.21B, 282.5