TRIBUNAL HEARING

In accordance with Georgia State law O.C.G.A. 20-2-753, a student must be provided with the 

opportunity to participate in a student disciplinary hearing when the principal recommends a 

suspension or expulsion of longer than ten days.

DEFINITIONS

Alternative Education Program - a program intended to meet the educational needs of a student 

who is suspended from the regular classroom, as well as a student who is eligible to remain in his/her

regular classroom but is more likely to succeed in a non-traditional setting.

Short-Term Suspension - the short term removal of a student from a public school for ten days or 

less.

Long-term Suspension- the long term removal of a student from a public school for more than ten 

days but not beyond the current quarter or semester.

Transfers/Withdrawals -  transfers within Clayton County Schools and/or withdrawals from Clayton 

County Public Schools due to disciplinary reasons are not contemplated in the behavior code and 

cannot be considered for Tribunal recommendations or decisions.

Expulsion -   exclusion of a student from a public school beyond the current quarter or semester.