Quote Originally Posted by Tgo01 View Post
I find it extremely unlikely that the school doesn't have the power to immediately suspend or expel a student if they have reason to believe he will harm other students. At the very least they have the power to send him home that day.

If schools don't have this power then they need to immediately be given this power.
Public Schools don’t have the authority to just suspend or expel a student at their discretion, remember they are government entities and must comply with constitutional safeguards like due process (notice and an opportunity to be heard). That’s why they have a discipline matrix in student handbooks. These typically have graduated punishments prior to suspension. I don’t know about Michigan, but the state where I live has a statutory public policy not to expel except in egregious circumstances. In this case, it appears that the student had general, non-specific threats and signs of a mental health problem/crisis. You’re not going to sustain a suspension for that as the threats will be considered minor and mental health isn’t a disciplinary issue.

Hence the reason they should have assigned the kid to online classes and sent him packing.