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Article VII: IMPEACHMENT
A. Any officer or member of the Student Council shall be removed if he/she fails to execute duties or commits any act in violation of this constitution.
B. All members shall attend all meetings and mandatory functions of the council for which they represent. Following any members second unexcused absence from a meeting, the President of the council of which that member is a part will issue an official warning. Upon request of the Class Council President, the Executive President may assist in issuing such a warning. A third absence will result in impeachment/removal of the member.
C. Impeachment charges shall be presented in writing to the Council Advisor. a. The impeachment committee shall consist of the Principal or his designee, the Student Council or Class Council Advisor,
appropriate council President, and the appropriate council Vice President.
b. Parties involved shall have up to 5 minutes to present his or her case before the committee, during which time committee members may ask questions for clarification.
c. In case of impeachment charges brought against the President, the advisor and the Principal or his designee shall appoint the impeachment committee.
D. Judgment in impeachment cases shall not extend farther than removal from office and disqualification to hold any office, trust, et cetera under the Student Government.
E. Suspension from school for any amount of time or for any reason is grounds for immediate removal from the WHS Student Government Association unless otherwise advised by the suspending administrator.
Article IX: AMENDMENTS
A. Amendments shall be presented to the Executive Board in writing.
B. To become effective, the amendment must be approved by a 2/3- majority vote of the entire Student Government Association.
C. If the proposed amendment is defeated, one month must elapse before it may be brought up again.
Article X: RATIFICATION
This constitution must be approved by a 2/3-majority vote of the Student Government to become effective.
Article XI: SUPERSESSION
This constitution supersedes any document that previously governed the Wakefield High School Student Government Association.
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