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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
[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]
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; 2010 Acts, ch 1061, §180; 2013 Acts, ch 90, §71
Referred to in §279.9A, 280.21B, 282.5
Structure Iowa Code
Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS
Chapter 282 - SCHOOL ATTENDANCE AND TUITION
Section 282.1 - School age — nonresidents.
Section 282.1A - Extended school programs.
Section 282.2 - Offsetting tax.
Section 282.3 - Admission and exclusion of pupils.
Section 282.4 - Suspension — expulsion.
Section 282.5 - Readmission of student.
Section 282.7 - Attending in another corporation — payment.
Section 282.8 - Attending school outside state.
Section 282.9 - Enrollment of person listed on sex offender registry.
Section 282.10 - Whole grade sharing.
Section 282.11 - Procedure for whole grade sharing agreements.
Section 282.12 - Funding of whole grade sharing agreements.
Section 282.18 - Open enrollment.
Section 282.19 - Child living in substance abuse or foster care placement.
Section 282.20 - Tuition fees — payment.
Section 282.21 - Collection of tuition fees.
Section 282.24 - Tuition fees established.
Section 282.26 - High school students attending advanced courses.
Section 282.27 - Children living in psychiatric hospitals or institutions — payment.
Section 282.28 - Children at Eldora and Toledo.
Section 282.29 - Children placed by district court.
Section 282.30 - Special programs.
Section 282.31 - Funding for special programs.
Section 282.33 - Funding for children residing in state mental health institutes or institutions.
Section 282.34 - Educational programs for children’s residential facilities.