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Lyon Street Student Services Center
1310 Lyon Street
Columbia, SC 29204
Phone: (803) 231-6926
Fax: (803) 733-6218

 The Hearing Office ensures that students grades PK-12 are given due process of law
before receiving an expulsion sanction for violating a major school/district policy.

 

 
Functions of the Hearing Office

  • Presides over expulsion hearings for students grades K-12.

  • Conducts reinstatement reviews for students entering Richland One with a record of suspensions, expulsions, or alternative school placements in a previous district and/or students returning from the Department of Juvenile Justice (or any comparable Correctional Facility).  

  • Serves as a consultant to school administrators regarding disciplinary issues.

  • Compiles relevant data and prepares reports for review by the Superintendent and Board of School Commissioners.

  • Interacts and communicates with various groups and individuals within Richland One and throughout the community.



 

Directions to the Richland One Hearing Office