SUSPENSION
The principal, Director of Character Formation, or their designee may suspend a student from attending school and/or school-related functions. If suspended, a student may not attend school or any school activity until a parental conference takes place with the Principal or Director of Character Formation or their designee. Days missed during suspension are considered excused absences.
REQUEST TO WITHDRAW/EXPULSION
A student may be asked to withdraw or expelled for a serious infraction or for displaying a pattern of disciplinary infractions. Students may ask for a Discipline/Academic Review Board.
Students asked to permanently withdraw will have no mark placed on their permanent record. Students may request permission to attend future events hosted by the school. Students that are expelled will receive an expulsion on their permanent record and will not be welcome on campus or at extracurricular activities. Expelled students may not request a Review Board.
DISCIPLINE/ACADEMIC REVIEW BOARD
Students who are asked to withdraw from Saint Genevieve High School may ask for a Discipline Review Board, on the condition that the student has not had a Review Board in the last 12 months. The board advises the Principal on matters of school policy concerning Discipline and Character Formation and makes recommendations to the Principal concerning disciplinary sanctions, expulsion or non-retention.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- The Disciplinary/Academic Review Board is composed of an elected teacher and a teacher selected by the administration and, when scheduling permits, one selected by the student.
- This Disciplinary/Academic Review Board meets with the administration as well as the parents/guardians and student regarding the infraction before making final recommendations.
- The Disciplinary/Academic Review Board will only conduct review boards with students and their parents and/or legal guardians. Other relatives, friends and family associates are not permitted to be present.
- The Disciplinary/Academic Review Board is a confidential hearing. Students, parents, guardians and others are not to discuss the issues, topics and personalities involved with outside parties.
- The Disciplinary/Academic Review Board is a confidential process. Memos, discussions, vote tallies, personal notes are not open to public review or to the parents/guardians.
- The Disciplinary/Academic Review Board makes a recommendation to determine the student's continued enrollment at the school. The President-Principal has the authority to make the final determination.
- The Dean of Character Formation is the school representative in charge of handling disciplinary matters and is the liaison for review board matters.
- During certain times of the year when teachers are on break, for example, Christmas and summer vacation times, a Review Board of available Administrative Team members and/or Faculty members will substitute for a Review Board of three teachers.
END OF THE SEMESTER REVIEW PROCESS
At the end of each semester, students' progress will be evaluated in consideration of their continued enrollment. Registration for the next semester will be extended to students who are in good standing with the school.
STUDENT WITHDRAWAL PROCEDURES
- Parental Withdrawal: A student transferring to another school must obtain a withdrawal form from the Main office and return the completed form. The Registrar will issue an official transfer, containing the appropriate signatures to be signed.
- Disciplinary Withdrawal: Upon the recommendation of the Discipline Review Board, the school will inform parents/guardians and students of the school's decision for withdrawal. The Registrar will then complete the transfer forms.
- Academic Withdrawal: A student receiving three or more failing grades at the semester may be asked to withdraw. A student below a 2.0 Academic GPA for two consecutive semesters may be asked to withdraw. The student may apply for an Academic Review Board.
- Confidential Withdrawal: In special cases of confidentiality, the Administrator to whom the case is referred will handle all procedures.
