Yes, you can be suspended or expelled from school for actions that disrupt the school, bother or endanger other students, or violate school rules. The seriousness of the punishment the school may impose will depend on things like:

• how likely your actions are to cause harm to people or property;
• if you have a record of past offenses;
• the punishment given to others for the same or similar conduct; and
• the school’s need to maintain an appropriate educational environment.

No, school officials may not use corporal punishment in Alaska. But school officials may touch or restrain you to prevent harm to other people or property and it is not corporal punishment if they do.

Yes. Both you and your parents or guardian may be required to pay back the school for any school property that you damage or destroy.