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The SAPC will schedule a meeting with the parent(s) or guardian(s) of the
student in question, the student and at least one (1) member of the
Referral Committee. All of the gathered information and the Committee
recommendation will be shared with the student and family, the
parent(s) and student will be informed that:

A. monitoring of the student's progress and behaviors will
continue;

B. if it is found that the student is in violation of the policy
statement, the provision listed under Use and Possession
or Sales, Transmission or Distribution will be followed.

Use and Possession
The following action will be taken if the appropriate unit principal,
administrator, or other authorized person should find that the student is
in violation of the policy statement related to use and possession for the
first time. A finding will be reached only upon the consideration of all of
the circumstances, evidence of the incident, and in accordance with the
law and Board Policy.

A. The student may be suspended for ten (10) days in
accordance with Board Policy 5610 and notified of a
recommendation for expulsion.

B. Use or possession of controlled substances will be
reported to local law enforcement authorities for
investigation and possible prosecution.

C. Prior to any additional meeting with the student and their
parent(s) or guardian(s), information will be obtained by
the Student Assistance Team and all other possible
sources to formulate the best possible alternative to
suspension/expulsion.

D. At the expulsion hearing, when appropriate, alternatives
to expulsion may be presented. This may include a
professional assessment, and follow through with the
clinical recommendations of the assessment professional.
Should the parent(s) or guardian(s) reject these
alternatives, or the student fail to complete these
alternatives within the time frame outlined, the expulsion
recommendation will remain intact.

E. Subsequent violations of the policy relating to use and
possession may result in immediate suspension for ten

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