Reasons for expulsion are, but are not limited to, the following offenses committed by students:

• Actions gravely detrimental to the moral and spiritual welfare of other students.

• Habitual profanity or vulgarity.

• Assault, battery or any threat of force or violence directed toward any school personnel or student.

• Inappropriate use of technology, posting of oneself or that of another student(s), or taking picture/texting during school hours.  

• Bullying or harassing school personnel, parents or other students.

• Open, persistent defiance of the authority of the teacher.

• Continued willful disobedience.

• Use, sale or possession of narcotics, drugs or any other controlled substance.

• Use, sale, distribution, or possession of any alcoholic beverages on or near school premises.

• Smoking or having tobacco.

• Stealing

• Forging signatures

• Cheating or plagiarism

• Willful cutting, defacing or otherwise injuring in any way property, real or personal belonging to the school.

• Habitual truancy.

• Possession of harmful weapons (e.g., knives, guns, etc.) or materials that can be used as weapons.

• Membership in, active involvement in, or affiliation with a gang or group responsible for coercive or violent activity.

• Actions in or out of school which are detrimental to the school’s reputation.

• Violation of the Electronic Communications Policy policies and guidelines.

• Inappropriate conduct or behavior unbecoming a student in a Catholic school. 

• Running out of the classroom, running away from personnel

• Hitting, biting, spitting at staff, faculty, or other students.

• Constantly disobeying classroom rules and the teacher

• Parent behavior that is not within the school policies and regulations

Procedure for Expulsion

When the reasons for expulsion are purely disciplinary, i.e., when serious moral reasons are not involved, the following steps must be taken:

• A conference must be held with the parents/guardians, student, teacher, and principal present to advise the family that serious action is contemplated unless there is immediate improvement in behavior. In parish schools, the pastor should be notified of the conference, given an opportunity to attend and provided a report of the discussion.

• If there is no improvement in behavior, the final decision will be announced at a second conference attended by the principal, teacher, and parents/guardians. If the parents fail, without cause, to attend the conference, the pastor, principal, and teacher will reach a final decision. The final decision rests with the pastor in consultation with the principal.

• In no case will a teacher on his/her own authority expel a student.

• Full credit will be given for all work accomplished by the student up to the moment of expulsion.

Right to Make Exceptions

The principal, in consultation with the pastor, retains the right to make exceptions in cases where mitigating circumstances call for a different response than policy suggests.