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| SUSPENSION AND EXPULSION POLICY |
Policy Statement
Scope: This policy applies to all students of the College Ashbourne including those in the Middle School as well as the sixth form.
Policy Aims: Ashbourne College is committed to the highest standards of tuition, safety and wellbeing for all of its students. The staff will do everything possible to see that the individual needs of students are met. However, if a student consistently refuses to obey the college rules, does not meet our academic expectations, or commits an act of unacceptable and egregious indiscipline it may be necessary to suspend or even exclude them from the College. Failure to meet academic expectations may include repeated unexplained or unacceptable absence, persistent poor punctuality, poor record of work submission or a failure to respond to measures put in place by the senior academic staff.
Suspensions
Suspensions and exclusions are wholly at the discretion of the Director of Studies and the Principal. They can be the result of a sustained period of poor behaviour or of level 2/3 offences (see Ashbourne College Discipline Policy).
If a student is suspended, parents and guardians will be contacted immediately by telephone and within three days in writing. A meeting will be arranged with the Director of studies to discuss the matter and make arrangements for their child to return. This will involve a set of clearly stated conditions that the student will have to adhere to in order to remain at the college.
Exclusion
Excluding students on a permanent basis is a highly regrettable situation and the college will do everything in its power to avoid such a serious measure. Exclusion can occur if the conditions of a suspension not met, or may be the result of a single act. If an expulsion occurs, parents and guardians will be contacted immediately by telephone and within three days in writing.
Students should absolutely be aware that any serious act of verbal or physical aggression, gross insubordination, or anything that compromises the safety of Ashbourne personnel will result in their immediate removal from the College.
Appeals
Parents and Guardians have the right to appeal against an expulsion if they feel that the College has acted unfairly to their child. If an appeal is made, parents will be invited into College for a provisional meeting with the Director of studies to discuss the appeal. If they then wish to pursue the matter, a meeting with the Principal and the Director of Studies will be scheduled.
Parents should bear in mind that the grounds for appeal may only be that the College is incorrect in judging that a suspended or excluded student failed to fulfill the conditions imposed by the senior academic staff. These conditions may be imposed following a students’ return to the College after suspension or as a consequence of some other incident or disciplinary procedure.
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