Connecticut General Statutes 46b-126a – Out-of-school suspensions for children residing in juvenile facilities prohibited
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No facility operated by the Department of Children and Families, the Department of Correction or the Court Support Services Division of the Judicial Department shall impose an out-of-school suspension on any child residing in any such facility, provided nothing in this section shall preclude the removal of a child from a classroom for therapeutic purposes.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 46b-126a
- Child: means any person under eighteen years of age who has not been legally emancipated, except that (A) for purposes of delinquency matters and proceedings, "child" means any person who (i) is at least ten years of age at the time of the alleged commission of a delinquent act and who is (I) under eighteen years of age and has not been legally emancipated, or (II) eighteen years of age or older and committed a delinquent act prior to attaining eighteen years of age, or (ii) is subsequent to attaining eighteen years of age, (I) violates any order of the Superior Court or any condition of probation ordered by the Superior Court with respect to a delinquency proceeding, or (II) wilfully fails to appear in response to a summons under §. See Connecticut General Statutes 46b-120