05.24 TRESPASSING ON SCHOOL PROPERTY

City of Lawton Ordinance 16-3-1-316 states that all persons who enter the premises of public property without permission are guilty of trespassing. Therefore, it shall be the policy of the Great Plains Technology Center Board of Education that the Superintendent/CEO strictly enforce the provisions of Title 70 Oklahoma Statues, Sec 24-131, pertaining to the removal of persons out of school buildings and off school property when it appears that the presence of such person is a threat to the peaceful conduct of school business and school classes.

School Visitors

Appeals Process for Removal from School Premises

Any person who has been removed from any school facility or premises shall be given written notice of the procedures for requesting a hearing and filing an appeal with the Board of Education by their receipt of this copy of this policy.

Filing an Appeal

Within five working days of being directed to leave the premises, the individual (“complainant”) may request a hearing before the Board of Education regarding their removal from school premises. The request shall be submitted in writing to the Deputy Superintendent. Such request shall be mailed certified mail, return receipt requested. If the complainant fails to request a hearing within five working days after being directed to leave the premises, the right to a hearing shall be deemed to be waived.

Upon receipt of the complainant’s request for a hearing, the administration shall prepare a written summary of the reason(s) why the individual was directed to leave the school premises. The written summary may include the date, time, place, witness statements, and reasoning behind the administrator’s decision to direct the individual to leave school premises. The written summary prepared by the administration shall be mailed to the complainant no later than ten days prior to the date set for the hearing before the Board of Education.

Hearing

The hearing shall be conducted by the Board of Education as follows:

1. The administration shall present each of the Board members with a copy of the written summary provided to the complainant.
2. The complainant shall present each of the Board members with a copy of a written response to the administration’s paperwork.
3. Members of the Board of Education shall be afforded the opportunity to ask questions related to the summary and response.
4. The Board of Education shall vote to accept, amend, or reject the recommendation of the administration with regard to the directive to complainant. (Agenda will need to reflect the individual’s name.)

The decision of the Board of Education shall be final and unappealable.