A group of Dwight Morrow High School Students are being railroaded, again. They fought in the School Cafeteria. They have been removed from the learning environment for over a month now. Those who planned to attend the Prom were denied the thrill. Enough is enough! The Administration is so far behind that they just had the hearings last week until 3 in the morning.
The Students should be afforded the same consideration as "real people" adults in the real world. They should be given the benefit of "Time Served" and allowed to walk in the graduation if applicable. They have already been denied participation in the Prom, in addition to being suspended out of school for a month.
The District has also put a one size fits all package together for these young people. That is also against policy. Since when is that fair?
Please sign the petition to return the Students to school on Monday, June 3, 2019.
A vote will be taken at a Special School Board Meeting on Monday, June 3. The Superintendent wants the students suspended through June 20. They have already been out of School for a full month. The punishment is far too severe, especially considering the Superintendent and the BOE did not follow policy based on NJ Statutes and Regulations regarding suspensions and expulsions when dealing with the students. The Administration is criminalizing the events instead of moving on and tightening up the ship on their end.
"...You can’t be suspended for:
- ◼ Being late to school or class, or being absent
- ◼ Dress code or uniform rule violations
- ◼ Minor behavior infractions, like insubordinate behavior, defiance, disobedience, disrespect, or disruptive or rowdy behavior
Suspension length is limited
- ◼ In-school suspension cannot exceed 2 consecutive school days per incident, or 4 total days per school quarter or marking period
- ◼ Out of school suspension—the removal of a middle or high school student from school—cannot exceed 4 consecutive days per incident or 8 total days per school year
- ◼ An extended suspension cannot exceed 25 consecutive days (unless required by law)
"...Know that this booklet is based on New Jersey state law. While your school’s code of conduct can give you more rights than this, it cannot give you fewer. Be sure to review your local code, and contact the Education Law Center if it does not comply with state law.
If you or your student is facing a suspension or expulsion, please turn to the Know Your Rights section on page 4 and the School Discipline Checklist on page 26."
"...read your local code of conduct—it can give you more rights than our state law, but it cannot give you fewer. Bring these next pages with you to make sure your rights are respected. Make sure you read the suggested questions to ask the Administration about your child's particular consequences on pages 29, 30 and 31.
https://edlawcenter.org/…/pub…/Student_discipline_manual.pdf
If you or your student is facing a suspension or expulsion, please turn to the Know Your Rights section on page 4 and the School Discipline Checklist on page 26 Table of contents." 
