(1) The Chief Education Officer may, after the receipt of notification under section 53(3) order, after consultation with the Board of Management if one exists, that—
(a) the student be placed on a suspension that exceeds 10 school days and that ends at the end of the term or semester or school year, whichever occurs first;
(b) the term of suspension be extended for a specified number of days to enable proper enquiries to be made;
(c) the student to be reinstated after due investigation and, if the circumstances warrant this, on a date to be fixed by the Chief Education Officer;
(d) the student be transferred to another school including a special school; or
(e) the student be expelled.
(2) The parents of a suspended student who is a minor or the representative of a suspended student who is 18 years of age or over may make representations to the Chief Education Officer with respect to the suspension within 7 days of the suspension by the principal.
(3) The Chief Education Officer shall make a decision within 10 days of the representations being made to him or her and the student shall remain suspended during that period.
(4) A student or a parent of a student may appeal within 14 days of receipt of a decision by the Chief Education Officer to the Education Appeal Tribunal established under this Act.
(5) The Chief Education Officer shall inform the student and the parents of the student of the right of appeal under subsection (4) at the time of notifying them of his or her decision under subsection (3).