educational services during the period of expulsion.
(2) Provide for other less exclusionary discipline or no
discipline for a student who is determined to have brought onto
or is in possession of a firearm on any school property, any
school-sponsored activity or any public conveyance providing
transportation to a school or school-sponsored activity.
(e.1) A school district receiving a student who transfers
from a public or private school during a period of expulsion for
an act or offense involving a [weapon] firearm may assign that
student to an alternative assignment or provide alternative
education services, provided that the assignment may not exceed
the period of expulsion.
(f) All school districts and area career and technical
schools shall report all incidents involving possession of a
[weapon] firearm prohibited by this section as follows:
(1) The school superintendent or chief administrator shall
report the discovery of any [weapon] firearm prohibited by this
section to local law enforcement officials.
(2) The school superintendent or chief administrator shall
report to the Department of Education all incidents relating to
expulsions for possession of a weapon on school grounds, school-
sponsored activities or public conveyances providing
transportation to a school or school-sponsored activity. Reports
shall include all information as required under section 1303-A.
(g) As used in this section, the term ["weapon" shall
include, but not be limited to, any knife, cutting instrument,
cutting tool, nunchaku, firearm, shotgun, rifle and any other
tool, instrument or implement capable of inflicting serious
bodily injury] "firearm" shall have the meaning given to it
under 18 U.S.C. § 921(a)(3) (relating to definitions).
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