School & Education

If your child comes home and tells you they have been suspended, you should first call the school principal or assistant principal to make sure this is true. If you have not gotten written notice of the suspension A temporary stop of a law , request a written report that states the reasons for the suspension. You should also ask how many days your child will be suspended. Schools are legally required to give you a written notice of suspension at the time of the suspension. Also, know that a suspension cannot be longer than 10 school days.

You should ask for schoolwork for your child during the suspension A temporary stop of a law . This makes it easier for your child to keep up in school. In Chicago, principals must make sure students receive schoolwork and are given the opportunity to take any missed tests or quizzes during the suspension.

You may ask to appeal A request to change a court's decision the suspension A temporary stop of a law . At the appeal hearing When the parties in a case present their sides of a case to a judge or other officer , you may talk about the suspension and give reasons why you think your child should not be suspended. The meeting may not take place before the suspension ends.

At the meeting, you can ask the school to remove the suspension from your child’s school record. This may make it less likely that your child will be expelled for later alleged misconduct.  It may also make it more likely that your child will be offered an alternative to expulsion for later misconduct.