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You may attend the Tribunal and speak at the hearing if you wish.

It is important to act quickly as you must tell the Education Authority that you wish to appeal within 10 days of the date of the letter confirming your expulsion. A parent or pupil wishing to appeal the decision must send the Tribunal the reasons for the appeal in writing.

Yes, an Appeal can be made to the Education Authority Expulsion Appeal Tribunal for the area in which the school you have been expelled from is located. This must be done by your parents/carers unless you are 18 or over.

Once a decision is made, the Principal must write immediately to your parent/carer and tell them about their right of appeal against the decision to an independent Expulsion Appeal Tribunal (which is convened by the Education Authority in which the school is located), the time limit set by the Education Authority for lodging an appeal and where the appeal should be lodged.

Before an expulsion can take place there must be a meeting between your parents/carers, the Principal, Chief Executive of the Education Authority and the Chairperson of the Board of Governors. You can ask to attend this meeting if you wish.

You may still be expelled if your parents/carers fail to attend this meeting as they only need to have been invited to attend. This meeting must include a discussion about your future education.

If you go to an Education Authority controlled school, the Principal must prepare papers and send these to the Suspensions and Expulsions Panel of the Education Authority where you go to school. The papers then get sent to a committee called the Committee on the Suspension and Expulsion of Pupils.

If you attend a Catholic Council Maintained School (CCMS), a voluntary school or a grant-maintained school, the Board of Governors of your school makes the final decision about whether you will be expelled.