(5) Unless a public hearing is requested by the parent or guardian of the
student, a hearing shall be held out of the presence of all individuals except those
whose presence is considered necessary or desirable by the board.

(6) The appeal to the county board does not stay the decision of the
county superintendent.

(7) The decision of the county board is final.

(d) (1) Any student expelled or suspended from school:

(i) Shall remain away from the school premises during those hours
each school day when the school the student attends is in session; and

(ii) May not participate in school sponsored activities.

(2) The expelled or suspended student may return to the school promises
during the prohibited hours only for attendance at a previously scheduled
appointment, and if the student is a minor then only if accompanied by his parent or
guardian.

(3) Any person who violates paragraph (1) or (2) of this subsection is
guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $100 for
each violation.

(4) (i) If a student has been suspended or expelled, the principal or a
designee of the principal may not return the student to the classroom without
conferring with the teacher who referred the student to the principal, if the student
was referred by a teacher, other teachers as appropriate, other appropriate school
personnel, the student, and the student's parent or guardian.

(ii) If the disruptive behavior results in action less than suspension,
the principal or a designee of the principal shall confer with the teacher who referred
the student to the principal prior to returning the student to that teacher's classroom.

(5) A county superintendent may deny attendance to any student who is
currently expelled from another school system for a length of time equal to that
expulsion.

(6) A school system shall forward information to another school system
relating to the discipline of a student, including information on an expulsion of the
student, on receipt of the request for information.

(e) (1) In this subsection, "firearm" means a firearm as defined in 18 U.S.C.
§ 921.

(2) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, if the county
superintendent or the superintendent's designated representative finds that a
student has brought a firearm onto school property, the student shall be expelled for
a minimum of 1 year.