Any student introducing, distributing, giving, selling or bearing any kind of firearm at school or within school surroundings, shall be suspended by the Secretary for a period not under one year considering the circumstances in each separate case and pursuant to the procedure established by regulation. For the purposes of this section, 'any kind of [fire]arm' includes all weapons banned under §§ 455—460j of Title 25, as amended, known as the 'Puerto Rico Weapons Law', or any other succeeding law, and U.S. Public Law No. 90-351 of June 19, 1968, as amended, 82 Stat. 226. 'School surroundings' are understood to be a one-hundred (100) radial meter distance from school grounds as these are delimited by a fence or any other boundary marking.The Department shall provide, in coordination with the agencies concerned, alternate education services to the student for the term of his/her suspension, and upon conclusion thereof, shall place the student at the corresponding grade and level. History —July 15, 1999, No. 149, § 3.13, renumbered as § 3.14 on Aug. 10, 2000, No. 146, § 4. Any student introducing, distributing, giving, selling or bearing any kind of firearm at school or within school surroundings, shall be suspended by the Secretary for a period not under one year considering the circumstances in each separate case and pursuant to the procedure established by regulation. For the purposes of this section, 'any kind of [fire]arm' includes all weapons banned under §§ 455—460j of Title 25, as amended, known as the 'Puerto Rico Weapons Law', or any other succeeding law, and U.S. Public Law No. 90-351 of June 19, 1968, as amended, 82 Stat. 226. 'School surroundings' are understood to be a one-hundred (100) radial meter distance from school grounds as these are delimited by a fence or any other boundary marking.The Department shall provide, in coordination with the agencies concerned, alternate education services to the student for the term of his/her suspension, and upon conclusion thereof, shall place the student at the corresponding grade and level. History —July 15, 1999, No. 149, § 3.13, renumbered as § 3.14 on Aug. 10, 2000, No. 146, § 4.
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