PTHS Student Handbook 2025-2026

EXPULSION Expulsion shall take place only after the parents have been notified by certified mail to appear at a meeting of the Board of Education to discuss their child’s behavior. The Board, at such a meeting, shall state the reasons for dismissal and the date on which the expulsion is to become effective. A pupil may be readmitted to school after expulsion only by official action of the Board of Education. Reinstatement shall occur only after a parental conference involving appropriate school personnel. An expulsion shall prohibit the student from attending school for the designated period assigned. Expulsion hearings may be called for by the administration for but not limited to the following types of infractions: 1.​ Gross misconduct or misconduct for which suspension has not been an adequate remedy. 2.​ Any act that endangers the health and welfare of the staff or student population. 3.​ Repeated occurrences of inappropriate behavior. 4.​ Bomb threat. DUE PROCESS - STUDENT RIGHTS To ensure that the student receives fair treatment consistent with the fundamental requirements of due process, student suspensions or recommendations for expulsion are made in accordance with the following procedures for out-of-school suspensions: 1. ​ A student must be given the opportunity to present information on his/her own behalf prior to suspension. The suspension shall be reported immediately by phone to the parents or guardians of each suspended student and to the Superintendent of Schools. The report to the parents/guardians shall be made by letter through the U.S. mail. A copy of this letter will be sufficient notification to all others. The suspension will begin immediately unless a formal appeal has been made to the appropriate administrator. 2. ​ The suspension letter shall give a full statement of the reasons for the suspension and notice to the parents or guardian of their right to review. The procedure for review, if requested, shall be as follows: a. ​ All requests for review shall be made by the parents or guardians within ten days after receipt of “Notice of Suspension” and shall be made to the person ordering the suspension. b. ​ The parents or guardians requesting the review shall appear and discuss the suspension or expulsion with the Board of Education or a Board-appointed Hearing Officer. Hearings shall be heard within ten days after receiving the request for review. c. ​ Thereafter, if a hearing officer is used, he/she shall report to the Board, by written summary, the evidence heard at the meeting. d. ​ Upon request of the report, the Board may take such action as it finds appropriate. Hearings thereon shall be held in executive session for the protection of the student involved. 3. ​ A student shall be reinstated after suspension by the Principal or his/her representative only. Further continuance of school is contingent upon the conduct of the student being consistent with that which is expected of good school citizens. Reinstatement may occur only after a parental conference involving appropriate school personnel.