Legal Question in Administrative Law in New Jersey
schools ability to ban a student from attending school
My son was charged with drug possesion and possesion with intent to sell. He served 16 days in detention and we were allowed to transfrer him to a 28 day in patient program. He is on probation for 2 years. The school is saying they have to present the situation to the board to vote if he will be allowed to be reinstated in school or an alternative situation. He has a 504 plan.Can they do that?
2 Answers from Attorneys
Re: schools ability to ban a student from attending school
Free, universal public education is available in New Jersey, but the school can act to remove students from school and place same in an alternative educational situation where that student
poses a danger to the other students.
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Gary Moore, Esquire
Re: schools ability to ban a student from attending school
Was this in school grounds? If not, I'm not sure where they are going here. Many students have criminal issues and they stay in the same school. Regardless, the real question is, what will you do about it?