Discipline A definition of the process which protects a students civil rights in the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constituton. All persons born or naturalized in the united States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside. No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States, nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law, nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. In January 1975 the United States Supreme Court ruled that public school students facing suspension are protected by the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Because state statutes require school districts to maintain schools and require students to attend them, the Count stated that public education is a property interest.
Students facing suspension also have liberty interest.
The Lynn Community Charter School's rules and safety committee monitor the violations of School rules. The chairperson of the rules and safety committee reports any disciplinary actions to the principal or the director of operations who in turn reports to the Board of Trustees. At the Principal's discretion, a student may be assigned to an in-school suspension, If such program is available. At this conference, that student shall be informed of the reason for the conference, shall be given the opportunity to present his or her side of the story, and shall be given a decision within a reasonable amount of time. Parents may cantact the principal or his or her designee for additional information regarding the suspension prior to a readmittance conference.