South Australian Consolidated Regulations South Australian Consolidated Regulations42—Expulsion of students from particular school
(1) The head teacher
of a school may expel a student above compulsory school age from a 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 persistently interfered with the ability of a teacher to instruct
students or of a student to benefit from that instruction.
(2) However, a student
cannot be expelled from the school under this regulation on any one occasion
for—
(a) less
than six consecutive months, unless the expulsion is for the remainder of the
school semester during which the student is expelled and that period is less
than six months; or
(b) more
than 18 consecutive months.
(3) Before expelling a
student under this regulation, the head teacher must first suspend the student
from attendance at the school for a period not exceeding 20 consecutive school
days.