Section Ed 317.02 - Definitions(a) "Expulsion" means the permanent denial of a pupil's attendance at school for any of the reasons listed in RSA 193:13, II and III.(b) "Firearm" means "firearm" as defined in section 921 of Title 18 of the US Code;(c) "Dangerous weapons " means dangerous weapons listed but not limited to those in RSA 159:16.(d) "Gross misconduct" includes, but is not limited to an act which:(1) Results in injury to another's person or damage to property;(2) Poses a direct threat to the safety of others in a safe school zone; or(3) Is identified in RSA 193-D:1, I.(e) "Neglect", in the context of RSA 193:13, I and II, means the failure of a pupil to pay attention to an announced, posted, or printed school rule.(f) "Pupil" means a student in attendance at a school during the school day or during any school sponsored function.(g) "Refusal", in the context of RSA 193:13, I and II means the failure of a pupil to comply with an announced, posted, or printed school rule.(h) Safe school zone" means "safe school zone" as defined in RSA 193-D:1, II.(i) "School day" means: (1) For a pupil who takes the school bus, the time period beginning when a pupil boards the bus in the morning to the time when a pupil disembarks from the bus in the afternoon; and(2) For a pupil who walks to school or arrives by private car, the time period beginning when the pupil arrives on the school grounds to the time when the pupil leaves the school grounds.(j) "Superintendent" means the school superintendent or chief administering officer, or a representative designated in writing as authorized under RSA 193:13, I.(k) "Suspension" means the temporary denial of a student's attendance at school for a specific period of time for gross misconduct or for neglect or refusal to conform to announced, posted, or printed school rules.N.H. Code Admin. R. Ed 317.02
#6109, eff 10-28-95; ss by #6366, eff 10-30-96, EXPIRED: 10-30-04
New. #8206, INTERIM, eff 11-18-04, EXPIRED: 5-17-05
New. #8583, eff 3-15-06; ss by #10361-B, eff 6-15-13
The amended version of this section by New Hampshire Register Volume 35, Number 27, eff.6/29/2015 is not yet available.