CCPS STUDENT DISCIPLINARY Tribunal
Dr. Michele F. Flowers
Coordinating Supervisor/ Hearing Officer
michele.flowers@clayton.k12.ga.us
770-473-2700 ext. 700337
Ms. Deitra Burney-Butler
CCPS Hearing Officer
Mrs. Gwen Blankenship
Tribunal Technician III
gwen.blankenship@clayton.k12.ga.us
770-473-2700 ext. 700298
TRIBUNAL HEARING
In accordance with Georgia State law O.C.G.A. 20-2-753, a student must be provided with the
opportunity to participate in a student disciplinary hearing when the principal recommends a
suspension or expulsion of longer than ten days.
DEFINITIONS
Alternative Education Program - a program intended to meet the educational needs of a student
who is suspended from the regular classroom, as well as a student who is eligible to remain in his/her
regular classroom but is more likely to succeed in a non-traditional setting.
Short-Term Suspension - the short term removal of a student from a public school for ten days or
less.
Long-term Suspension- the long term removal of a student from a public school for more than ten
days but not beyond the current quarter or semester.
Transfers/Withdrawals - transfers within Clayton County Schools and/or withdrawals from Clayton
County Public Schools due to disciplinary reasons are not contemplated in the behavior code and
cannot be considered for Tribunal recommendations or decisions.
Expulsion - exclusion of a student from a public school beyond the current quarter or semester.
OFFICE OF TRIBUNALS RESOURCES