Assault or Battery of School Employees

Whenever a student is formally accused of violating the provisions of R.S. 14:34.3 or R.S. 14:38.2 and the Code of Conduct by committing an assault or battery on any SMP employee, the principal shall suspend the student from school immediately. The student shall be removed immediately from the school campus without the benefit of out-ofschool suspension procedures; however, the necessary notifications and other procedures shall be implemented as soon as is practicable. Additionally, whenever a teacher is 36 struck by a student, the student, in addition to any other discipline given, shall be permanently removed from the teacher's classroom, unless the teacher objects, or unless the principal with the concurrence of the building level committee finds the striking incident to be entirely inadvertent. Until all hearings and appeals associated with the alleged violation have been exhausted, no student suspended in accordance with the provisions of this policy shall be considered for readmission to the school to which the allegedly assaulted or battered school employee is assigned, except when the school system has no other school of suitable grade level for the student to attend. Notwithstanding any provision of R.S. 17:158 to the contrary, a school system shall not be required to provide transportation to any student reassigned to attend a school pursuant to the provisions of this section if providing such transportation for the student will result in additional transportation costs to the school system.