{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-70-70-24-101.3","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-24-101.3","heading":"Out-of-school suspensions","body":"A. Any student who is guilty of an act described in paragraph 1\n\nof subsection C of this section may be suspended out-of-school in\n\naccordance with the provisions of this section. Each school\n\ndistrict board of education shall adopt a policy with procedures\n\nwhich provides for out-of-school suspension of students. The policy\n\nshall address the term of the out-of-school suspension, provide an\n\nappeals process as described in subsection B of this section, and\n\nprovide that before a student is suspended out-of-school, the school\n\nor district administration shall consider and apply, if appropriate,\n\nalternative in-school placement options that are not to be\n\nconsidered suspension, such as placement in an alternative school\n\nsetting, reassignment to another classroom, or in-school detention.\n\nThe policy shall address education for students subject to the\n\nprovisions of subsection D of this section and whether participation\n\nin extracurricular activities shall be permitted.\n\nB. 1. Students suspended out-of-school for ten (10) or fewer\n\ndays shall have the right to appeal the decision of the\n\nadministration as provided in the policy required in subsection A of\n\nthis section. The policy shall specify whether appeals for short-\n\nterm suspensions as provided in this subsection shall be to a local\n\ncommittee composed of district administrators or teachers or both,\n\nor to the district board of education. Upon full investigation of\n\nthe matter, the committee or board shall determine the guilt or\n\ninnocence of the student and the reasonableness of the term of the\n\nout-of-school suspension. If the policy requires appeals for short-\n\nterm suspensions to a committee, the policy adopted by the board\n\nmay, but is not required to, provide for appeal of the committee's\n\ndecision to the board.\n\n2. Students suspended out-of-school for more than ten (10) days\n\nand students suspended pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 2 of\n\nsubsection C of this section may request a review of the suspension\n\nwith the administration of the district. If the administration does\n\nnot withdraw the suspension, the student shall have the right to\n\nappeal the decision of the administration to the district board of\n\neducation. Except as otherwise provided for in paragraph 2 of\n\nsubsection C of this section, no out-of-school suspension shall\n\nextend beyond the current semester and the succeeding semester.\n\nUpon full investigation of the matter, the board shall determine the\n\nguilt or innocence of the student and the reasonableness of the term\n\nof the out-of-school suspension. A board of education may conduct\n\nthe hearing and render the final decision or may appoint a hearing\n\nofficer to conduct the hearing and render the final decision. The\n\ndecision of the district board of education or the hearing officer,\n\nif applicable, shall be final.\n\nC. 1. Students who are guilty of any of the following acts may\n\nbe suspended out-of-school by the administration of the school or\n\ndistrict:\n\na. violation of a school regulation,\n\nb. possession of an intoxicating beverage, low-point\n\nbeer, as defined by Section 163.2 of Title 37 of the\n\nOklahoma Statutes, or missing or stolen property if\n\nthe property is reasonably suspected to have been\n\ntaken from a student, a school employee, or the school\n\nduring school activities, and\n\nc. possession of a dangerous weapon or a controlled\n\ndangerous substance while on or within two thousand\n\n(2,000) feet of public school property, or at a school\n\nevent, as defined in the Uniform Controlled Dangerous\n\nSubstances Act. Possession of a firearm shall result\n\nin out-of-school suspension as provided in paragraph 2\n\nof this subsection.\n\n2. Any student found in possession of a firearm while on any\n\npublic school property or while in any school bus or other vehicle\n\nused by a public school for transportation of students or teachers\nSchools Page 926\n\nevent, as defined in the Uniform Controlled Dangerous\n\nSubstances Act. Possession of a firearm shall result\n\nin out-of-school suspension as provided in paragraph 2\n\nof this subsection.\n\n2. Any student found in possession of a firearm while on any\n\npublic school property or while in any school bus or other vehicle\n\nused by a public school for transportation of students or teachers\n\nshall be suspended out-of-school for a period of not less than one\n\n(1) year, to be determined by the district board of education\n\npursuant to the provisions of this section. The term of the\n\nsuspension may be modified by the district superintendent on a case-\n\nby-case basis. For purposes of this paragraph the term \"firearm\"\n\nshall mean and include all weapons as defined by 18 U.S.C., Section\n\n921.\n\n3. Any student in grades six through twelve found to have\n\nassaulted, attempted to cause physical bodily injury, or acted in a\n\nmanner that could reasonably cause bodily injury to a school\n\nemployee or a person volunteering for a school as prohibited\n\npursuant to Section 6-146 of this title shall be suspended for the\n\nremainder of the current semester and the next consecutive semester,\n\nto be determined by the board of education pursuant to the\n\nprovisions of this section. The term of the suspension may be\n\nmodified by the district superintendent on a case-by-case basis.\n\nD. At its discretion a school district may provide an education\n\nplan for students suspended out-of-school for five (5) or fewer days\n\npursuant to the provisions of this subsection. The following\n\nprovisions shall apply to students who are suspended out-of-school\n\nfor more than five (5) days and who are guilty of acts listed in\n\nsubparagraphs a and b of paragraph 1 of subsection C of this\n\nsection. Upon the out-of-school suspension, the parent or guardian\n\nof a student suspended out-of-school pursuant to the provisions of\n\nthis subsection shall be responsible for the provision of a\n\nsupervised, structured environment in which the parent or guardian\n\nshall place the student and bear responsibility for monitoring the\n\nstudent's educational progress until the student is readmitted into\n\nschool. The school administration shall provide the student with an\n\neducation plan designed for the eventual reintegration of the\n\nstudent into school which provides only for the core units in which\n\nthe student is enrolled. A copy of the education plan shall also be\n\nprovided to the student's parent or guardian. For the purposes of\n\nthis section, the core units shall consist of the minimum English,\n\nmathematics, science, social studies and art units required by the\n\nState Board of Education for grade completion in grades kindergarten\n\nthrough eight and for high school graduation in grades nine through\n\ntwelve. The plan shall set out the procedure for education and\n\nshall address academic credit for work satisfactorily completed.\n\nE. A student who has been suspended out-of-school from a public\n\nor private school in the State of Oklahoma or another state for a\n\nviolent act or an act showing deliberate or reckless disregard for\n\nthe health or safety of faculty or other students shall not be\n\nentitled to enroll in a public school of this state, and no public\n\nschool shall be required to enroll the student, until the terms of\n\nthe suspension have been met or the time of suspension has expired.\n\nF. 1. No public school of this state shall be required to\n\nprovide education services in the regular school setting to any\n\nstudent who has been:\n\na. adjudicated as a delinquent for an offense defined as\n\na violent crime in Section 571 of Title 57 of the\n\nOklahoma Statutes,\n\nb. convicted as an adult of an offense defined as a\n\nviolent crime in Section 571 of Title 57 of the\n\nOklahoma Statutes,\n\nc. who has been removed from a public or private school\n\nin the State of Oklahoma or another state by\n\nadministrative or judicial process for a violent act\nudicated as a delinquent for an offense defined as\n\na violent crime in Section 571 of Title 57 of the\n\nOklahoma Statutes,\n\nb. convicted as an adult of an offense defined as a\n\nviolent crime in Section 571 of Title 57 of the\n\nOklahoma Statutes,\n\nc. who has been removed from a public or private school\n\nin the State of Oklahoma or another state by\n\nadministrative or judicial process for a violent act\n\nor an act showing deliberate or reckless disregard for\n\nthe health or safety of faculty or other students,\n\nd. suspended as provided for in paragraph 3 of subsection\n\nC of this section, or\n\ne. has been removed from a public or private school in\n\nthe state or another state by administrative or\n\njudicial process for an act of using electronic\n\ncommunication, as defined in Section 24-100.3 of this\n\ntitle, with intent to terrify, intimidate or harass,\n\nor threaten to inflict injury or physical harm to\n\nfaculty or other students.\n\n2. The school in which a student as described in paragraph 1 of\n\nthis subsection is subsequently enrolled may elect to not provide\n\neducation services in the regular school setting until the school\n\ndetermines that the student no longer poses a threat to self, other\n\nstudents or school district faculty or employees. Until the school\n\nin which such student subsequently enrolls or re-enrolls determines\n\nthat the student no longer poses a threat to self, other students or\n\nschool district faculty or employees, the school may provide\n\neducation services through an alternative school setting, home-based\n\ninstruction, or other appropriate setting. If the school provides\n\neducation services to the student at a district school facility, the\n\nschool shall notify any student or school district faculty or\n\nemployee victims of the student, when known, and shall ensure that\n\nthe student will not be allowed in the general vicinity of or\n\ncontact with a victim of the student, provided the victim notifies\n\nthe school of the victim's desire to refrain from contact with the\n\noffending student.\n\nG. Students suspended out-of-school who are on an\n\nindividualized education plan pursuant to the Individuals with\n\nDisabilities Education Act, P.L. No. 101-476, or who are subject to\n\nthe provisions of subsection F of this section and who are on an\n\nindividualized education plan shall be provided the education and\n\nrelated services in accordance with the student's individualized\n\neducation plan.\n\nH. A student who has been suspended for a violent offense which\n\nis directed towards a classroom teacher shall not be allowed to\n\nreturn to that teacher's classroom without the approval of that\n\nteacher.\n\nI. At its discretion, a school district may require a student\n\nguilty of acts listed in subparagraph a or b of paragraph 1 of\n\nsubsection C of this section to complete intervention and prevention\n\nprograms as provided by designated Youth Service Agencies, if\n\navailable.\n\nJ. No school board, administrator or teacher may be held\n\ncivilly liable for any action taken in good faith which is\n\nauthorized by this section.","path":["OK Code","Title 70"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os70.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"f93ee982d43b9761a36485d3a1f443851730893b04eb2385db6f5f163e5bb788","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-70-70-24-101.1","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-70-70-24-101.4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}