SCHEDULE 2INITIAL ARTICLES OF GOVERNMENT
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1
Subject to sub-paragraph (2) below, an appeal committee shall meet to consider an exclusion appeal—
a
within the period ending with the fifteenth school day after the day on which the appeal is lodged; or
b
if the Governing Body has determined a shorter period, within that period.
2
The Governing Body may extend the period within which an appeal committee are to consider an exclusion appeal where—
a
the pupil who is the subject of the appeal (if he is aged eighteen years or over) or his parent (if he is not) requests them to do so; and
b
they are satisfied that the circumstances are exceptional and justify the period under sub-paragraph (1) above being extended.
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In this Appendix, “exclusion appeal” means an appeal against a decision of the Discipline Committee under Article 8(2) not to reinstate a pupil following his permanent exclusion from the School.