Rights in Suspension and Expulsion

Information on school suspensions and expulsions from the Erie County Bar Association. Under the current state of law, students who attend private schools have very little opportunity to contest their suspensions or expulsions. This page deals with the legal rights of students who attend public schools.

In public schools, the school directors are obligated to define and publish the types of conduct that would lead to exclusion from school. An exclusion from school may take the form of either suspension or expulsion. (February 2019)

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