Hickman County Board of Education
Descriptor Term:
Descriptor Code:
Issued Date:
6.318
03/01/21
Admission of Suspended
or Expelled Students
Rescinds:
Issued:
6.318
01/07/19
1
The Board may deny admission of any student (except those in state custody) who has been expelled or
2
suspended from another school system in Tennessee or another state even though the student has
3
established residency in the system in which s/he seeks enrollment.
4
After a request for enrollment is made, the director of schools shall investigate the facts surrounding the
5
suspension/expulsion from the former school system and make a recommendation to the Board to
6
approve or deny the request.
7
The Board shall not deny enrollment beyond the length of the imposed suspension/expulsion.
8
If the action of the Board is to deny admission, the director of schools shall, on behalf of the Board of
9
Education, notify the Commissioner of Education of the decision.
10
Any school system that accepts enrollment of a student from another school system may dismiss the
11
student if it is determined subsequent to the enrollment that the student has been suspended or expelled
12
from the former school system. 1
Legal References
Cross References
1. TCA 49-6-3401(f); 20 USCA § 1232g(b)(4), (h)
School Admissions 6.203
Student Records 6.600-604
Version Date: June 24, 2021

## Table 1

|  | Hickman County Board of | Education |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Descriptor Term: Admission of Suspended | Descriptor Code: 6.318 | Issued Date: 03/01/21 |
|  | or Expelled Students | Rescinds: 6.318 | Issued: 01/07/19 |