Only the Principal and/or the Board of management may
suspend a student and if the Principal suspends a student the Principal must
inform the Board of Management at its next meeting.
• The
Principal will only normally suspend a student following a Disciplinary Hearing
and following a suspension recommendation by the members of the Disciplinary
Committee.
• The Parent
/ Guardian should be informed immediately by telephone and in writing of the
suspension.
• The letter
sent to the Parent / Guardian should give the reason for the suspension, the
period of the suspension, the conditions if any on which the student may return
to school.
• The
Principal and/or Deputy Principal and/or the Year Head will be available to
discuss the suspension with the Parent / Guardian of the student.
• The period
of suspension should be for a "limited period" and should take into
account the student's previous record and the number of days the student has
already been absent from school during that school year. This is to ensure that
the days absent remain within the 20 days absence allowed before the Education Welfare Officer
has to be informed.
• The
Principal may also decide that a longer period of suspension is warranted and
may suspend the student pending a meeting of the Board of Management.
• The grounds for removing a suspension
imposed in relation to a student might include:
(a) A written undertaking by the student and his Parent /
Guardian of future good
behaviour.
(b) A successful appeal to the Board of Management.
(c) A successful appeal to the Secretary General of the
Department of Education and Science (Education Act Section 29).