Reviewed by Dr. Elizabeth Long, Ph.D. — Director of Special Education, 32 years in public schools.
"They keep calling me to pick him up — does that count?" It may, and schools don't always log informal removals. This helps you keep your own record and count it toward the 10-school-day line. Extra protections apply once removals pass it. Private by design: nothing you type leaves your browser.
We ask because we can't serve families in a few districts where there's a professional conflict. Nothing here is saved.
Add a line every time your child was sent home, suspended, put in in-school suspension, or removed from the bus. Enter the date, what kind, and how many school days. Log partial days too and check the partial day box. How they are counted can vary, so check the tally with the school.
Educational information, not legal advice. This tool counts and explains — it does not decide whether your child's removals add up to a "pattern" (that's a case-by-case decision the district makes), it does not predict how a manifestation determination will come out, and it does not decide whether an injury meets the legal definition of "serious bodily injury." For those, use the get-help-now contacts above. How partial days are counted can vary — confirm the exact tally with the school. Reviewed August 2026.
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