South Australian Consolidated Regulations South Australian Consolidated Regulations (1) The head teacher
of a school may suspend a student from attendance at the school for a period
specified by the head teacher if the head teacher believes on reasonable
grounds that—
(a) the
student has threatened or perpetrated violence; or
(b) the
student has acted in a manner that threatens the safety or well being of a
student or member of staff of, or other person associated with, the school
(including by sexually harassing, racially vilifying, verbally abusing or
bullying that person); or
(c) the
student has acted illegally; or
(d) the
student has interfered with the ability of a teacher to instruct students or
of a student to benefit from that instruction; or
(e) the
student has acted in a manner that threatens the good order of the school by
persistently contravening or failing to comply with rules applying within the
school with respect to behaviour; or
(f) the
student shows persistent and wilful inattention or indifference to school
work.
(2) However—
(a) a
student cannot be suspended from attendance at the school under this
regulation on any one occasion for more than five consecutive school days; and
(b) a
student cannot, without the authorisation of the responsible officer, be
suspended from attendance at the school under this regulation—
(i)
for more than 15 school days in a calendar year; or
(ii)
on more than four separate occasions in a calendar year.