Article 24 Apply for suspension of primary and secondary school students, by the guardian of the application for a written suspension of the application for completion of the "Application Form for Suspension of Primary and Secondary School Students in Shanxi Province, resumption of study" and the submission of relevant supporting materials (due to injury and illness to suspend school. The medical unit at or above the county level shall examine and issue a certificate and related materials; if the suspension is due to reasons beyond the student's control, a certificate from the relevant departments of public security or civil affairs or labor at or above the county level shall be issued), and the school shall submit the application to the department in charge of school registration for approval after examination. If the education department approves the suspension, the school shall report it to the school registration department through the electronic school registration system and register it as a suspension. The student's suspension shall be recorded in the student's electronic file, and the relevant certificates issued by hospitals, etc. shall be kept as attachments to the Application Form for Suspension and Re-enrollment for reference. During the period of suspension, the school shall retain the student's academic status for him/her.
At the end of the suspension, the guardian will fill in the Application Form for Suspension and Reinstatement. Upon resumption of schooling, the student may return to his/her original grade level or to the next grade level at his/her request. Students approved for resumption will be registered by the school through the electronic school registration system and reported to the education authorities for resumption. In principle, the period of suspension is one year.
If the suspension period expires and the student is still unable to return to school, the student's parents should apply to the school for an extension of the suspension period with a certificate of diagnosis from a hospital at or above the county level or other relevant certificates, and after the school's consent and approval of the competent authority of the school registration, the student can continue to be suspended from school for a period of up to two years.