Placement in Discipline Alternative Education Programs (DAEP) shall be reserved for serious offenses where the courts have determined the student is a threat to District students or employees, or the parent agrees to the placement.  All students will have Due Process protection for any Suspension, Expulsion or DAEP placement. All suspensions, expulsions, and DAEP placement decisions by the Board of Trustees are not final and may appealed to higher authorities.  A parent or parent’s representative is required when a student is interviewed for possible disciplinary action.  Students are presumed innocent until proven guilty.