Opinion ID: 217169
Heading Depth: 4
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: The Suspension Appeal Hearing

Text: On May 12, 2008, Smathers completed a Notice of Intent to Suspend L.E., pursuant to which L.E. was suspended from school until May 19, 2009. After receiving [the] Notice of Intent to Suspend, L.E.’s parents . . . appealed Smathers’s decision to Southwestern. On May 28, 2008, a suspension appeal hearing was held. After the hearing, Southwestern’s designated hearing officer, Janice Collette [(Collette)], made certain findings of fact. On June 3, 2008, L.E.’s parents were advised of these findings and of the decision to affirm L.E.’s suspension in a letter. After L.E.’s suspension, there were approximately three weeks remaining in the school year. No further interaction between M.C. and L.E. occurred during this time.