(1) This section applies if the chief executive proposes to exclude a student.
(2) The chief executive must give the student a notice in the approved form about the proposed exclusion and—(a) if the student is already suspended or excluded from the schools—tell the student that the suspension or exclusion continues until the chief executive makes a final decision about the proposed exclusion; or(b) if the student is not already suspended or excluded from the schools—suspend the student until the chief executive makes a final decision about the proposed exclusion.
(3) The suspension starts when the chief executive tells the student about it.