EXPULSION 

Students can be expelled from the school for actions gravely detrimental to the moral and spiritual welfare of oneself or others.

Causes for expulsion may include, but are not limited to:

• adopting or professing a morality of lifestyle in conflict with the Catholic philosophy of the school
• hazing
• possession of firearms or any other weapon on campus, and/or using or displaying in a threatening
• any weapon or object that could be used as a weapon
• possession of harmful materials such as fireworks or other combustible materials
• cutting, defacing or otherwise injuring in any way, the property, real or personal, belonging to the school, staff or fellow students
• fighting or causing physical harm to another or threatening to cause physical harm to another, assault or battery or any threat of force or violence or intimidation directed toward anyone on or off campus
• encouragement of illegal and unauthorized demonstrations
• violation of the conditions of admissions letter, disciplinary probation, strict probation or suspension
• suspension while on probation any activity on or off campus injurious to the good name and reputation of St. Paul High School
• membership or involvement in, or association with a group that is responsible for coercive or violent activity is grounds for expulsion
• graffiti: defacing school property with graffiti is grounds for expulsion. Restitution must be made.
• any words or actions of a racist nature
• arriving at school or any school function having previously used drugs or alcohol or in a manner that indicates prior use of drugs or alcohol
• possession, consumption or sale of narcotics, alcohol or other intoxicants on campus, at school functions or any event under school supervision
• possession of harmful weapons on campus or at school related events
• insult, profanity, vulgarity, assault, battery, threat of violence directed toward a teacher or staff member of St. Paul High School. This includes such action by any student's parent, step-parent, guardian or other family member who insults or abuses a teacher, staff member, administrator or school official.
• theft of school or student property (parents will be held financially responsible)
• theft of or tampering with a teacher's grade or attendance records, keys, test manuals or other belongings
• tampering with fire alarms or extinguishers, or setting fires of any kind
• being the means through which violence from outside sources is brought on to campus in such away that it poses an immediate threat to other students
• any pattern of harassment of others
• illegal or unethical use of the internet through the school computer system
• any infraction considered sufficiently serious by the principal
• Three violations of the Academic Integrity code over the course of the high school career

SCHOOL'S RIGHT TO SUSPEND OR EXPEL 

The School's failure to invoke its right of suspension or expulsion on one occasion for the occurrence of a matter constituting a basis for discharge shall not affect the right of the School to invoke discharge when the same or a different basis for suspension or expulsion arises at a later date. ​