Appeal Processes

Administrative Directives

Student Conduct and Discipline Administrative Directive (Appeal Procedures are on Page 20)

Healthy Substance-Free Learning Environments (Appeal Procedures are on Page 2)

 

You may appeal a suspension decision to the principal, if the suspension decision was made by a vice or assistant principal.  If the decision to suspend was made by the principal, you may appeal the suspension to the Senior District Staff responsible for supervising the school.

If you wish to appeal the results of a hearing, you can request to appeal to the Office of Student Support Services at knoyola@pps.net or 503-916-3960.

Or, you can use this link:

Appeal the Results of a Discipline Hearing or scan here:

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For hearings resulting in mandatory expulsions for a student possessing a firearm on campus, appeal requests must go directly to the office of the Superintendent at (503)916-2000.

Appeals Grid: Who hears appeals for different scenarios:

Incident	Mandatory Expulsion	Appeal
Violation resulting in Suspension	No	First Building Principal Second: District Staff Responsible for Supervising the School
Title IX Hearings	No	Superintendent or designee
Level B Distribution or  any Level C Substance Use Violation	No	Superintendent or designee
Violation of firearm at school	Yes-356 Day by Federal Law	First- Designee of the who will make recommendation to the Superintendent who is  only person that can modify  Second- Board of Directors
Any Other Violations Resulting in a Hearing	No	Superintendent or designee

 

*Bargaining Article 9

*Expulsions are the only appeals that go to the Board of Directors (not delayed expulsions)