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Suspension
of Driving Privileges
Conduct
The
superintendent may, ORS 339.254, make a request to the Oregon Department of
Transportation (ODOT) for the suspension of a student=s driving privilege or
the right to apply for a driving privilege on the basis of conduct as provided
below.
If
a request is made, the following requirements will be met:
1.
The superintendent will meet with parent before submitting a request to
ODOT;
2.
The request to ODOT will be in writing;
3.
The student involved is at least 15 years of age;
4.
The student has been expelled for bringing a weapon on school property;
or
5.
The student has been suspended or expelled at least twice for any of
the following reasons:
a. Assaulting
or menacing a school employee, another student, or visitor on school property;
b. Willful
damage or injury to district property;
b. Willful
damage or injury to district property;
c.
Use of threats, intimidation, harassment or coercion against a school
employee, another student, or a visitor on school property.
6.
The request to suspend a student's driving privilege or the right to
apply for a driving privilege shall not be for more than one year unless the
superintendent [or Board] is filing a second written request.
A second request may state suspension of privilege until the student
reaches 21 years of age;
7.
If a driving privilege is suspended the student may apply to ODOT for a
hardship permit.
Withdrawal
The
superintendent shall, under ORS 339.257, notify ODOT of the withdrawal from
school of a student who is at least 15 years of age and under 18 years of age.
Upon
receipt of the district’s notice that a student has withdrawn from school,
ODOT shall notify the student that driving privileges will be suspended on the
30th day following the date of notice unless the student presents
documentation that complies with ORS 807.066.
For purposes of this policy, a student shall be considered to have
withdrawn from school if the student has:
1.
More than 10 consecutive school days of unexcused absences; or
2.
Fifteen school days total of unexcused absences during a single
semester.
Appeals
The
student has a right to appeal the superintendent's decision through district
procedures.
END
OF POLICY
Legal
Reference(s):
ORS
192.660
ORS
332.061
ORS
336.615 - 336.655
ORS
339.240 - 339.260
ORS
807.065
ORS
807.066
ORS
807.240
ORS
809.410
OAR
581-021-0065
OAR
581-021-0070
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