§302A-1134  Exclusion from school.  (a) 
If for any reason a child becomes a detriment to the morals or discipline of
any school, the child may be precluded from attending school by the principal,
with the approval of the complex area superintendent.  The department shall
seek the active participation of other public and private agencies in providing
help to these children before and after they have left school.  An appeal may
be taken on behalf of the child to the superintendent of education within ten days
from the date of such action.



(b)  Any child who, while attending school, is
found to be in possession of a firearm, shall be excluded from attending school
for not less than one year.  The due process procedures of chapter 19 of the
Department of Education, Hawaii Administrative Rules, shall apply to any child
who, while attending school, is alleged to be in possession of a firearm.  The
superintendent, on a case-by-case basis, may modify the exclusion of a child
found to be in possession of a firearm while attending school.  If a child is
excluded from attending school, the superintendent shall ensure that substitute
educational activities or other appropriate assistance shall be provided.  The
superintendent shall submit to the United States Department of Education, the
state board of education, and the legislature an annual report indicating the
number of students excluded, the types of firearms found in their possession,
and the schools from which they were excluded.



(c)  No child who is seventeen years of age or
over shall be admitted to the ninth grade of a public four-year high school,
and no child who is eighteen years of age or over shall be admitted to the
tenth grade of a public senior high school, except upon the written permission
of the superintendent when in the superintendent's opinion the facts warrant
admission. [L 1996, c 89, pt of §2 and am c 90, §3; am L 2003, c 187, §10]