1. (a) A principal may suspend a student for not more than ten (10) school days under section 14, 15, or 16 of this chapter. However, the student may be suspended for more than ten (10) school days under section 23 of this chapter.

2. (b) A principal may not suspend a student before the principal affords the student an opportunity for a meeting during which the student is entitled to the following:

   1. (1) A written or an oral statement of the charges against the student.
   2. (2) If the student denies the charges, a summary of the evidence against the student.
   3. (3) An opportunity for the student to explain the student's conduct.
3. (c) When misconduct requires immediate removal of a student, the meeting under subsection (b) must begin as soon as reasonably possible after the student's suspension.

4. (d) Following a suspension, the principal shall send a written statement to the parent of the suspended student describing the following:

   1. (1) The student's misconduct.

   2. (2) The action taken by the principal.

      [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-5.1-12.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17.