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. Anitra Murphy

Tribunal Technician III

anitra.murphy@clayton.k12.ga.us 

770-473-2700 ext. 700316

Mrs. Gwen Blankenship

Tribunal Technician III

gwen.blankenship@clayton.k12.ga.us 

770-473-2700 ext. 700298

Ms. Tara Smith

Tribunal Specialist II

tara.smith@clayton.k12.ga.us 

770-473-2700 ext. 700309

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/Withdrawalstransfers 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

CCPS student code of conduct video

CCPS Code of Conduct
Tribunal Hearing Scenario.mp4

GaDOE Insights

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GAdoe student discipline

Click the link to access GaDOE Student Discipline

tribunal resources