School disciplinary measures

Disciplinary measures in Swiss schools may include warnings, temporary removal from class, behavioural agreements, detention-like measures, exclusion from events or, in serious cases, temporary suspension. The legal basis is usually cantonal school law and local regulations. Measures must pursue a legitimate educational or safety purpose, be proportionate, non-discriminatory and adapted to the pupil’s age and situation. Before serious sanctions, pupils and parents normally have a right to be heard and to receive a reasoned decision with available appeal options.