The Board of Education may voluntarily review any decision of a student disciplinary tribunal; however, reasonable notice of an intent to review shall be given to the pertinent student and parent or guardian. Additionally, the Board of Education for Gwinnett County shall consider appeals from student disciplinary tribunal decisions. Pendency of appeal to the Board will not ordinarily prevent the commencement of the period of suspension or expulsion prescribed by the student disciplinary tribunal officer(s).
The Superintendent, or designee, (along with the Executive Director of Academic Support) may review any student disciplinary tribunal that is subject to review by the Board of Education pursuant to an appeal or a recommendation of permanent expulsion. In reviewing any student disciplinary tribunal, the Superintendent’s designee may recommend an amendment or reversal of a tribunal officer’s finding. This recommendation will be submitted to the Superintendent for consideration and/or action.
In addition, the Superintendent may, in his discretion, permit a student to return to school pending the outcome of an appeal; this would occur only where the Superintendent believes that there is a substantial likelihood that the student will ultimately prevail on his appeal.
No new evidence and no oral argument may be presented to the Board on appeal and all consideration on appeal will be based on the record of the proceedings at the tribunal of the student disciplinary tribunal and the written appellate arguments filed by the parties. Notice of appeal shall be in writing and filed in the Superintendent’s Office in care of the Office of Student Discipline. Notice of appeal or legal arguments of the appellant must be received in the Office of Student Discipline no later than 20 calendar days from the date the decision is rendered. The Board may take any action it determines appropriate, and any decision of the Board shall be final.