RETENTION COMMITTEE
The Retention Committee consists of the Assistant Principal and three faculty members appointed by the principal. The Assistant Principal serves as an ex-officio member. Its function is to review cases presented by the Assistant Principal and to recommend an appropriate course of action. The student, the student’s parents, and a counselor, if the student desires to have a counselor present, are invited to participate in the meeting. All discussion and the resulting recommendations are confidential.

The principal approves, or adjusts, the recommendations of the Retention Committee. Only the principal has the authority to expel a student.

CORPORAL PUNISHMENT
Deliberate, planned punishment by physical contact administered before a witness, shall not be employed as a disciplinary measure at Alleman High School. (D-143.0.1/ P-AHS)

School personnel may employ reasonable physical means of restraining a student or of removing a student:

• In order to prevent the student from injuring him/herself, a teacher, other student(s) or any other person lawfully on the school premises or attending a school activity.

• As a last means of removing an uncooperative student from the environment. (D-143.0.1/Procedure)

PERMANENT DISMISSAL
A student may be permanently dismissed from Alleman High School for serious or repeated infractions of disciplinary regulations.

The student’s case shall be presented to the Retention Committee.

The principal is presented with the recommendation of the Retention Committee and has the authority to accept or reject the recommendation. In certain extreme cases, the principal may permanently dismiss a student without prior evaluation by the Retention Committee.

If the student is guilty of an action which may result in expulsion, as stated in school policy, the principal may permanently dismiss the student without prior evaluation by the Retention Committee. “If parents choose to appeal the principal’s decision, they must follow the steps set forth in Diocesan policy G-111.” (See Diocesan Policies, p.9)

SUSPENSION
All suspensions will be served at home. A student who is under temporary suspension is subject to the following:

1. The parent will be contacted by the Assistant Principal or Principal.

2. The student is denied privilege of making up classwork.

3. The student is not permitted to participate in or to attend any school-sponsored activities during the period of suspension.

4. If a suspension extends over a weekend, the student is excluded from all school-related activities that weekend.

PRIVILEGES SUSPENDED OR REVOKED
Students with disciplinary records may be suspended from or be denied special school related privileges at the discretion of the Retention Committee and/or the principal. Examples of such privileges are: Class/club officers; Dance courts; extra-curricular activities.