OH SB276

Adds new authority for boards of education to adopt a resolution allowing superintendents to expel a student for up to 180 school days for actions posing imminent and severe endangerment to health and safety of other students or school employees, even if the actions do not qualify for permanent exclusion under existing law.

Requires a mandatory assessment by a psychiatrist, psychologist, or school psychologist to determine if an expelled student poses danger to themselves or others before reinstatement, with costs split between the district and family unless the professional is district-employed.

Allows the superintendent to extend the expulsion for additional 90-day periods if the student has not shown sufficient rehabilitation, with no limit on the number of possible extensions.

Requires the superintendent to develop reinstatement conditions and provide written copies to the district board, student, and parent/guardian at the beginning of the expulsion period.

Applies the expulsion authority to students under division (B)(6) and requires boards adopting this policy to establish guidelines for appropriate conditions and develop a list of alternative educational options for expelled students.