Section 121A.49 — Appeal.
121A.49 APPEAL. A party to an exclusion or expulsion decision made under sections 121A.40 to 121A.56 may appeal the decision to the commissioner of education within 21 calendar days of school board action. Upon being served with a notice of appeal, the district shall provide the commissioner and the parent or guardian with a complete […]
Section 121A.50 — Judicial Review.
121A.50 JUDICIAL REVIEW. The decision of the commissioner of education made under sections 121A.40 to 121A.56 is subject to judicial review under sections 14.63 to 14.69. The decision of the commissioner is stayed pending an appeal under this section. History: 1974 c 572 s 8; 1983 c 247 s 60; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 16 […]
Section 121A.51 — Reports To Service Agency.
121A.51 REPORTS TO SERVICE AGENCY. The school board shall report any action taken pursuant to sections 121A.40 to 121A.56 to the appropriate public service agency, when the pupil is under the supervision of such agency. History: 1974 c 572 s 9; 1998 c 397 art 9 s 26; art 11 s 3
Section 121A.52 — Nonapplication Of Compulsory Attendance Law.
121A.52 NONAPPLICATION OF COMPULSORY ATTENDANCE LAW. The provisions of section 120A.22, subdivision 5, shall not apply to any pupil during a dismissal pursuant to sections 121A.40 to 121A.56. History: 1974 c 572 s 10; 1989 c 209 art 2 s 11; 1998 c 397 art 9 s 26; art 11 s 3
Section 121A.53 — Report To Commissioner Of Education.
121A.53 REPORT TO COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION. Subdivision 1. Exclusions and expulsions; physical assaults. The school board must report through the department electronic reporting system each exclusion or expulsion and each physical assault of a district employee by a student within 30 days of the effective date of the dismissal action or assault to the commissioner […]
Section 121A.54 — Notice Of Right To Be Reinstated.
121A.54 NOTICE OF RIGHT TO BE REINSTATED. Whenever a pupil fails to return to school within ten school days of the termination of dismissal, a school administrator shall inform the pupil and the pupil’s parents by mail of the pupil’s right to attend and to be reinstated in the public school. History: 1974 c 572 […]
Section 121A.55 — Policies To Be Established.
121A.55 POLICIES TO BE ESTABLISHED. (a) The commissioner of education shall promulgate guidelines to assist each school board. Each school board shall establish uniform criteria for dismissal and adopt written policies and rules to effectuate the purposes of sections 121A.40 to 121A.56. The policies shall emphasize preventing dismissals through early detection of problems and shall […]
Section 121A.56 — Application.
121A.56 APPLICATION. Subdivision 1. Prohibition against discrimination remains in effect. Sections 121A.40 to 121A.56 shall not be deemed to amend or otherwise affect or change section 363A.13, subdivision 2. Subd. 2. Portions of school program for credit. Sections 121A.40 to 121A.56 shall apply only to those portions of the school program for which credit is […]
Section 121A.575 — Alternatives To Pupil Suspension.
121A.575 ALTERNATIVES TO PUPIL SUSPENSION. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary and in accordance with sections 121A.40 to 121A.56, after a school administration notifies a pupil of the grounds for suspension, the school administration may, instead of imposing the suspension, do one or more of the following: (1) strongly encourage a parent or guardian of […]
Section 121A.46 — Suspension Procedures.
121A.46 SUSPENSION PROCEDURES. Subdivision 1. Informal administrative conference before suspension. The school administration shall not suspend a pupil from school without an informal administrative conference with the pupil. The informal administrative conference shall take place before the suspension, except where it appears that the pupil will create an immediate and substantial danger to self or […]