If a student, in spite of a written warning from the tertiary vocational college, repeatedly acts in a manner that is highly disruptive of other students' work or the general activity at the college, the board may make a decision that the student must be expelled for up to one year. The rector at the school may make a decision to expel the student if the conditions in Section 12 second subsection are present. Such a decision will be valid until the board may make a final decision in the matter. An expulsion does not cancel the student's right to sit an examination.If a student, in spite of a written warning from the tertiary vocational college, does not comply with a decision for expulsion, the board may decide to exclude the student from the education for up to one year. An exclusion from a course means that the student no longer has the right to sit examinations.If a student has endangered someone's life or health, or has acted highly inappropriately towards someone he or she has met in connection with teaching or practical training, the board may decide that the student must be excluded from tertiary vocational education with clinical teaching and practical training for up to three years. The same applies if a student has violated the mandatory duty of confidentiality.If a student has used a forged certificate, other forged documents or has acted dishonestly in some other way, cf. Section 24 first and third subsection, or has cheated or attempted to cheat, cf. Section 24 second subsection, the board may decide that the student must be excluded from all education at the tertiary vocational college for up to one year. The same applies for a student who has wilfully contributed to cheating.A decision to expel or exclude a student must be made with at least two-thirds majority. The student has the right to make a statement before a decision is made in a case of expulsion or exclusion, and may also appeal the decision. The Ministry or the national appeals body for tertiary vocational education is the appeals body, cf. Section 20 fifth subsection.
