Disciplinary Review Board:

Students are asked to appear in front of the review board under the recommendation of the dean or principal. Students who accrue an excessive amount of infractions or have a serious offense will be called to appear in front of the board. The NDP Disciplinary Board is made up of faculty and administration. The principal and deans are non-voting members. During a board hearing, the student and parents are given an opportunity to share with the board information related to the incident that lead them to a hearing as well as a chance to speak about their time at NDP. Following the hearing, the board takes time to come up with a recommendation that is passed on to the principal. The principal will either accept, reject or amend the recommendation. The review board is given a copy of the student’s disciplinary log when they enter the board room. All notes and copies of the disciplinary log are collected at the end of the meeting and kept in the student’s file or destroyed.

Appeal Process:

If the Principal requires that a student withdraw from school, the student (if 18 years or older), or the parent or legal guardian of the student may appeal the Principal’s decision to the Superintendent of Schools after a meeting with the school’s Principal has occurred to discuss the student’s withdrawal.

Process of Appeal:

1. When a parent, employee or student (if 18 years or older) wishes to appeal a Principal’s decision, the person must submit the appeal in writing to the Superintendent of Schools. The written appeal must contain the following information:

   1. The subject of the appeal.

   2. Any factual data relevant to the appeal.

   3. Site the specific policy(ies) alleged to have been violated.

   4. The efforts that have been made to resolve the issue.

   5. Date(s) of meeting with school Principal regarding the decision.

2. The Principal’s decision must be appealed within 10 working days of the communication of that decision to the aggrieved party.

3. It shall be within the sole discretion of the Superintendent of Schools to determine whether to review the decision.

4. The Superintendent of Schools may, in his or her sole discretion, designate another person to hear the appeal and to render a decision on the Superintendent of School’s behalf. The Superintendent of Schools (or his or her designee) will review the situation to determine whether the school’s actions were consistent with policies and procedures. The final decision will be based on these findings.

5. The decision of the Superintendent of Schools or designee shall be final and binding upon the parties and shall conclude the appeal process. There shall be no further right of appeal.

The Decision of the Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent or delegate is final and binding and concludes the appeal process. Diocesan Handbook 3-1.1.1.16 B & C.

Note: Students who are dismissed may not attend NDP-sponsored events or sit in an NDP cheering section.