Ed. Code, § 48900.4 · Article 1. Suspension or Expulsion
Ed. Code, § 48900.4
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
In addition to the grounds specified in Sections 48900 and 48900.2, a pupil enrolled in any of grades 4 to 12, inclusive, may be suspended from school or recommended for expulsion if the superintendent or the principal of the school in which the pupil is enrolled determines that the pupil has intentionally engaged in harassment, threats, or intimidation, directed against school district personnel or pupils, that is sufficiently severe or pervasive to have the actual and reasonably expected effect of materially disrupting classwork, creating substantial disorder, and invading the rights of either school personnel or pupils by creating an intimidating or hostile educational environment.
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History
Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 643, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.
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Cited by 6 provisions
Provisions in this library whose text cites Ed. Code, § 48900.4. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
Education Code
- Ed. Code, § 48900Printed as Section 48900.2, 48900.3, or 48900.4
- Ed. Code, § 48900.7Printed as Sections 48900, 48900.2, 48900.3, and 48900.4
- Ed. Code, § 48900.8Printed as Section 48900, 48900.2, 48900.3, 48900.4, 48900.7, or 48915
- Ed. Code, § 48915Printed as Section 48900.2, 48900.3, or 48900.4
- Ed. Code, § 48927Printed as Sections 48900, 48900.2, 48900.3, 48900.4, 48900.5, 48900.7, and 48911
- Ed. Code, § 49079Printed as Section 48900.2, 48900.3, 48900.4, or 48900.7
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