The Chancellor of the District of Columbia Public Schools, pursuant to section 103 of the District of Columbia Public Education Reform Amendment Act of 2007 (Act), effective June 12, 2007 (D.C. Law 17-9; D.C. Official Code § 38-172) (2007 Supp.), and Mayor’s Order 2007-186 (August 10, 2007), hereby gives notice of the adoption of the following rule. The rule will repeal Title 5, Chapter 25 of the D.C. Municipal Regulations (DCMR), and replace it with Chapter B25 to establish revised student discipline rules for the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS).

A notice of proposed rulemaking was published in the D.C. Register on March 27, 2009 ( 56 DCR 2399). No changes have been made to the text of the proposed rules. Additionally, the Student Discipline Regulations Approval Resolution of 2009 (PR18-201) was submitted to the Council on April 7, 2009. The Council has neither approved nor disapproved of the rulemaking during the required 45 day period of Council review and they are therefore deemed approved pursuant to section 103 of the Act. These rules shall become effective on the date of publication of this notice in the D.C. Register