What a Maryland public school must do when it suspends or expels your child — the caps, the hearing, and where the appeal clock actually lives.
Federal floor (all states): notice of the charges, an explanation of the evidence if your child denies them, and a chance to tell their side before a suspension of up to 10 days (Goss v. Lopez). With an IEP, the federal discipline clock adds the 10-school-day manifestation review and the 45-school-day interim-setting rules (34 CFR §§300.530–300.536).
Longest single suspension: 10 school days.
Hearing: For suspension over 10 days or expulsion, the superintendent or designee must investigate and hold a conference with the student and parents within 10 school days..
Appeal deadline in state law: 10 days to county board; then 30 days to State Board — to county board, then State Board of Education.
Expulsion length: no statewide maximum verified — district-set.
Sources: Md. Educ. §§7-305, 4-205; COMAR 13A.08.01.11
Rules checked October 2026 — every rule on this page is cited to its source. Verify day counts against your district's official calendar.
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