Do students who are suspended participate in the assessment?

Students who are suspended are expected to participate in the assessments, if at all possible. Whether they are serving an in-school suspension or out-of-school suspension, the student should be offered the opportunity to participate in the assessment. It is best if arrangements can be made for a student who is suspended to participate in the assessment at the same time as the other students.

In the case of an in-school suspension, arrangements would have to be made for that student to write the assessment in an alternate location in the school building, supervised by a teacher.

In the case of an out-of-school suspension, at the discretion of the principal, the student may be invited to the school to write the assessment at the same time as the rest of the students. When appropriate, the principal may require a parent or guardian to accompany the student to and from the school.