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parent, guardian, or custodian with information about
services or programs offered by public and private
agencies that work toward improving those aspects of the
student's attitudes and behavior that contributed to the
incident that gave rise to the student's expulsion. The
information shall include the names, addresses, and
phone numbers of the appropriate public and private
agencies.

The Superintendent shall initiate expulsion proceedings
pursuant to this policy with respect to any student who
has committed an act warranting expulsion under this
policy, even if the student has withdrawn from school for
any reason after the incident that gives rise to the hearing
but prior to the hearing or decision to impose the
expulsion. If, following the hearing, the student would
have been expelled for a period of time had the student
still be enrolled in school, the expulsion shall be imposed
for the same length of time as on a student who has not
withdrawn from school.

C. Community Service

The Superintendent, at his/her discretion, may require a
student to perform community (including the School District)
services in conjunction with or in place of an expulsion or
suspension. This may also extend beyond the end of the school
year in lieu of applying the suspension or expulsion into the
following school year. This provision does not apply to students
expelled or suspended for bringing a firearm to a school
operated by the Board or onto property owned or controlled by
the Board.

D. Appeal Procedure

Should a student or a student's parent(s) choose to appeal the
suspension or expulsion, s/he must do so within ten (10) days
of the notice of suspension or expulsion. All witnesses are to be
sworn in and a verbatim record is kept of the hearing which may
be held in executive session at the request of the student or
his/her parent(s). The student will be excluded from school
during the appeal process, unless otherwise indicated in the
notice of the discipline.

E. Appeal to the Court

Under Ohio law, appeal of the Board's or its designee's decision
may be made to the Court of Common Pleas.

When a student is expelled from this District, the

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