Conditions allow you to formally manage the student’s behaviour and provide pastoral assistance.

You may impose any condition that is:

• reasonable
• aimed at facilitating the return of the student to your school (if you are extending a suspension).

To help you do this, you should ask:

• Is a condition related to the incident or causes behind the incident?
• Is a condition achievable by the student (within their abilities)?
• Is a condition within the control of the student?

You may decide on a plan for supporting the student to comply with conditions and return to school. However, a support plan is separate to suspension conditions.

You can only require the student to comply with any conditions that are:

• reasonable
• achievable by the student
• related to the incident
• within the student’s abilities and control
• for extended suspensions, aimed at facilitating their return to your school.

There are consequences for not complying with conditions. The principal, if they think it is appropriate, may ask the board to reconsider your decision at a reconsideration meeting. If that happened, you would be able to confirm, reverse or modify your initial decision. All of your options would be open.

At the reconsideration meeting