How it works

Here's the order things happen in. Your district's student code of conduct fills in local details, like which form to use and who receives it.

1. Write it downWhat happened, how it stopped the class, what you tried.
2. Give a written noticeTo your principal or campus behavior coordinator. Keep a copy.
3. The conferenceScheduled within three class days. You take part.
4. Your decisionConsent to a return in writing, or say in writing that you don't.

1. Write it down

Record the date, what the student said and did (actions and exact words, not labels), how long instruction stopped, and what you did about it. The law protects this: "A school district may not discipline a teacher on the basis of documentation submitted" (§37.002(b-1)). Record an incident, one page each

2. Give a written notice

A short letter saying you're removing the student under §37.002(b), which reason applies, what happened, and that you don't consent to the student's return. Email it so it's dated. The parent must be notified of the removal, by you or an administrator (§37.002(b-2)). Write your removal notice

3. The conference

The conference must be scheduled not later than the third class day after the removal, and it includes you, the parent, the student, and an administrator. The student hears the reasons, gets to respond, and must be told about the right to appeal. If a return-to-class plan was written beforehand, it has to be discussed there (§37.002(c-1)). Bring your log. The confirm letter counts the three class days

4. Your decision

The student returns to your class with your written consent. Without it, the return needs the placement review committee's decision, the conference, and a return-to-class plan. Either way, put your decision in writing. Write your decision letter

5. The placement

After the conference, the principal or behavior coordinator places the student: another classroom, in-school suspension, or a disciplinary alternative program. Ask for it in writing, and after every important conversation send a short email that starts "To confirm what we discussed." Write the summary letter