Wyoming Statutes
Wyo. Stat. § 21-4-306 (2026)
Suspension or expulsion; grounds.
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(a) The following shall be grounds for suspension or
expulsion of a child from a public school during the school
year:
(i) Continued willful disobedience or open defiance
of the authority of school personnel;
(ii) Willful destruction or defacing of school
property during the school year or any recess or vacation;
(iii) Any behavior which in the judgment of the local
board of trustees is clearly detrimental to the education,
welfare, safety or morals of other pupils, including the use of
foul, profane or abusive language or habitually disruptive
behavior as defined by subsection (b) of this section;
(iv) Torturing, tormenting, or abusing a pupil or in
any way maltreating a pupil or a teacher with physical violence;
(v) Possession, use, transfer, carrying or selling a
deadly weapon as defined under W.S. 6-1-104(a)(iv) within any
school bus as defined by W.S. 31-7-102(a)(xl) or within the
boundaries of real property used by the district primarily for
the education of students in grades kindergarten through twelve
(12).
(b) As used in paragraph (a)(iii) of this section,
"habitually disruptive behavior" means overt behavior willfully
initiated by a student causing disruption in the classroom, on
school grounds, on school vehicles or at school activities or
events, which requires the attention of a teacher or other
school personnel.
(c) The board of trustees shall, subject to the case-by-
case modification permitted by subsection (d) of this section,
require the district superintendent to expel from school for a
period of one (1) year any student determined to violate
paragraph (a)(v) of this section.
(d) The superintendent with the approval of the board of
trustees may modify the period of any expulsion on a case-by-
case basis based upon the circumstances of the violation. Upon a
violation of paragraph (a)(v) of this section and following
notice and hearing requirements of W.S. 21-4-305, the
superintendent shall notify the district attorney of the
violation together with the specific act in violation of
paragraph (a)(v) of this section and the name of the student
violating paragraph (a)(v) of this section. Nothing in this
section prohibits a district from providing educational services
to the expelled student in an alternative setting.Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1978–2006 · leading case: Clements v. Bd. of Trs. of Sheridan Cty., 585 P.2d 197 (Wyo. 1978).
Clements v. Bd. of Trs. of Sheridan Cty., 585 P.2d 197 (Wyo. 1978). “", and § 21-4-306(a)(iii), W.S. 1977, which provides in part: "(a) The following shall be grounds for suspension or expulsion of a child from a public school during the school year: * * * * * * "(iii) Any behavior which in the judgment of the local board of trustees is clearly…”
Bd. of Trs. of Fremont Cnty. Sch. Dist. 25 v. BM, 2006 WY 23 (Wyo. 2006). “§ 21-4-306. Suspension or expulsion; grounds.”
— Wyo. Stat. § 21-4-306(a)(iii) — 1 case
Clements v. Bd. of Trs. of Sheridan Cty., 585 P.2d 197 (Wyo. 1978). “", and § 21-4-306(a)(iii), W.S. 1977, which provides in part: "(a) The following shall be grounds for suspension or expulsion of a child from a public school during the school year: * * * * * * "(iii) Any behavior which in the judgment of the local board of trustees is clearly…”
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