Iowa § 280.21B Expulsion — weapons in school

Iowa Statutes

§ 280.21B — Expulsion — weapons in school

Iowa § 280.21B

Title VIIEDUCATION, HISTORY, AND CULTURE

Ch. 280UNIFORM SCHOOL REQUIREMENTS

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Iowa Code § 280.21B (2026).

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The board of directors of a school district and the authorities in charge of a nonpublic
school which receives services supported by federal funds shall expel from school for a
period of not less than one year a student who is determined to have brought a weapon to
a school or knowingly possessed a weapon at a school under the jurisdiction of the board
or the authorities. However, the superintendent or chief administering officer of a school
or school district may modify expulsion requirements on a case-by-case basis. This section
shall not be construed to prevent the board of directors of a school district or the authorities
in charge of a nonpublic school that have expelled a student from the student’s regular
school setting from providing educational services to the student in an altern

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The board of directors of a school district and the authorities in charge of a nonpublic
school which receives services supported by federal funds shall expel from school for a
period of not less than one year a student who is determined to have brought a weapon to
a school or knowingly possessed a weapon at a school under the jurisdiction of the board
or the authorities. However, the superintendent or chief administering officer of a school
or school district may modify expulsion requirements on a case-by-case basis. This section
shall not be construed to prevent the board of directors of a school district or the authorities
in charge of a nonpublic school that have expelled a student from the student’s regular
school setting from providing educational services to the student in an alternative setting.
If both this section and section 282.4 apply, this section takes precedence over section
282.4. For purposes of this section, “weapon” means a firearm as defined in 18 U.S.C. §921.

This section shall be construed in a manner consistent with the federal Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. §1400 et seq.