Examples of Rules Violations and Corresponding Consequences

Examples of Rules Violations and Corresponding Consequences The following are descriptions of prohibited conduct as well as potential consequences for violation. In addition to the consequences specified here, school officials will notify law enforcement and document violations in the student’s discipline file pursuant to law and Board policy.

Dishonesty/ Academic Dishonesty – Any act of lying, whether verbal, written, including forgery.

First Offense – Teacher / Principal / Student Conference, possible ISS or 1-10 days OSS, no credit awarded for assignment.

Second Offense – Teacher / Principal / Student Conference, ISS, no credit awarded for assignment, possible 1-180 days OSS or expulsion.

Subsequent Offense – 1 – 180 days OSS, possible expulsion, no credit awarded for assignment.

Arson – Starting or attempting to start a fire or causing or attempting to cause an explosion on school property.

First Offense – ISS or 1-180 days out of school suspension; possible expulsion from school. Law enforcement notified and student records amended to reflect the act.

Subsequent Offense –1-180 days out of school suspension or expulsion from school. Law enforcement notified and documentation in student’s discipline record.

Assault – Hitting, striking and/or attempting to cause injury to another person; placing a person in reasonable apprehension of imminent physical injury; physically injuring another person.

First Offense – Principal / Student Conference, ISS, 1-180 days OSS or expulsion. Law enforcement may be notified, and documentation in the student’s discipline record.

Subsequent Offense – ISS, 1-180 days OSS or expulsion. Law enforcement will be notified and documentation in student’s discipline record will occur. In the event that the assault is deemed life threatening, the student in violation will be expelled from school and prosecuted to the full extent of the law.

Bus Misconduct – (see Board policy JFCC) - Any offense committed by student on a district-owned or contracted bus shall be addressed in the same manner as if the offense had occurred on school property and on school time. In addition, bus-riding privileges may be suspended or revoked.

Disparaging or Demeaning Language – Use of words or actions, verbal, written, or symbolic meant to harass or injure another person; i.e., name calling, threats of violence or defamation of a person’s race, religion, gender or ethnic origin. Constitutionally protected speech will not be addressed.

First Offense – 3 days OSS

Subsequent Offense – 1-180 days OSS, expulsion

Bullying – (see Board policy JFCF) - Repeated and systematic intimidation, harassment and attacks on a student or multiple students, perpetuated by individuals or groups. Bullying includes, but is not limited to: physical violence, verbal taunts, name-calling and put-downs, threats, extortion or theft, damaging property, and exclusion from a peer group.

First Offense – ISS or 1-180 days OSS.

Subsequent Offense – 1-180 days OSS or expulsion. Disrespectful or Disruptive Speech or Conduct – (see Board policy AC if illegal harassment or discrimination is involved) - Verbal, written, pictorial or symbolic language or gesture that is directed at any person and that is rude, vulgar, defiant, in violation of district policy or considered inappropriate in educational settings or that materially and substantially disrupts classroom work, school activities or school functions. Students will not be disciplined for speech in situations where it is protected by law.

First Offense – Principal / Student Conference, ISS, or 1-10 days OSS

Subsequent Offense – ISS, or 1-180 days OSS, possible expulsion and documentation of incident in student’s discipline record.

Automobile / Vehicle Misuse – Uncourteous or unsafe driving on or around school property, unregistered parking, failure to move vehicle at the request of school officials, failure to follow directions given by school officials or failure to follow established rules for parking or driving on school property.

First Offense – Suspension or revocation of parking privileges, ISS, Or 1-10 days OSS

Subsequent Offense – Revocation of parking privileges, ISS, or 1-180 days OSS

Extortion – Threatening or intimidating any student for the purpose of obtaining money or anything of value.

First Offense – Principal / Student Conference, ISS, 1-10 days OSS

Subsequent Offense – ISS, 1-180 days OSS. Possible expulsion from school and documentation in student’s discipline record. Drugs / Alcohol – (see Board policies JFCH and JHCD) –

a. Possession, sale, purchase or distribution of any over-the-counter drug, herbal preparation or imitation drug or herbal preparation. First Offense – ISS or 1-180 days OSS Subsequent Offense – 1-180 days OSS or expulsion b. Possession of or attendance while under the influence of or soon after consuming any unauthorized prescription drug, alcohol, narcotic substance, unauthorized inhalants, counterfeit drugs, imitation controlled substances or drug-related paraphernalia, including controlled substances and illegal drugs defined as substances identified under schedules I, II, III, IV, or V in section 202 of the Controlled Substances Act. First Offense – ISS, 1-180 days OSS Subsequent Offense – Expulsion c. Sale, purchase or distribution of any prescription drug, alcohol, narcotic substance, unauthorized inhalants, counterfeit drugs, imitation controlled substances or drug-related paraphernalia, including controlled substances and illegal drugs defined as substances identified under schedules I, II, III, IV or V in section 202 of the Controlled Substances Act. First Offense – 1-180 days OSS or expulsion Subsequent Offense - Expulsion

False Alarms – Tampering with emergency equipment, setting off false alarms, making false reports; communicating a threat or false report for the purpose of frightening, disturbing, disrupting or causing the evacuation or closure of school property.

First Offense – Restitution. Principal / Student Conference, ISS, 1-180 days OSS, possible expulsion and documentation in student’s discipline record.

Subsequent Offense – Restitution. ISS, 1-180 days OSS, or expulsion and documentation in student’s discipline record. Fighting – (see also, Assault) - Mutual combat in which both parties have contributed to the conflict either verbally or physically.

Parents of students involved in a fighting incident will be notified by phone. Local law enforcement officials will also be notified.

First Offense – Principal / Student Conference, ISS, 1-180 days OSS, possible expulsion. Possible documentation on student’s discipline record.

Subsequent Offense - ISS, 1-180 days OSS, possible expulsion. Student discipline record documented with the offense.

Inappropriate Language Use in the Classroom/Building – Using profanity or expletives while in class or in the hallways or at any school- sponsored activity.

First Offense – Principal / Student Conference, ISS, or 1-10 days OSS.

Subsequent Offense – ISS or 1-180 days OSS. Possible expulsion and documentation in student’s discipline record.

Public Displays of Affection – Physical contact that is inappropriate to the school setting. A good rule to follow is that side to side hand holding is authorized.

First Offense – Principal / Student Conference, ISS, 1-180 days OSS. Expulsion is possible so also is documentation in student’s discipline record.

Subsequent Offense – ISS, 1-180 days OSS. Expulsion is possible so also is documentation in student’s discipline record. Hazing – (see Board policy JFCF) – Any activity that a reasonable person believes would negatively impact the mental o physical health or safety of a student or put the student in a ridiculous, humiliating, stressful or disconcerting position for the purposes of initiation, affiliation, admission, membership or maintenance or membership in any group, class, organization, club or athletic team including, but not limited to, a grade level, student organization or school-sponsored activity. Hazing may occur even when all students involved are willing participants.

First Offense – ISS or 1-180 days OSS Subsequent Offense – 1-180 days OSS or expulsion

Sexual Harassment – (See Board Policy AC and regulation AC-R) –

Use of unwelcome verbal, written or symbolic language based on gender or of a sexual nature that has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with a student’s educational environment or creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive educational environment. Examples of sexual harassment include, but are not limited to, sexual jokes or comments, requests for sexual favors and other unwelcome sexual advances.

First Offense – Principal / Student Conference, ISS, 1-180 days OSS. Expulsion is possible as is documentation in student’s discipline record.

Subsequent Offense – ISS, 1-180 days OSS. Expulsion is possible as is documentation in student’s discipline record.

Unwelcome physical contact based on gender or of a sexual nature when such conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with a student’s educational performance or creates an intimidating, hostile of offensive educational environment. Examples include, but are not limited to, touching or fondling of the genital areas, breasts or undergarments, regardless of whether or not the touching occurred through or under clothing. First Offense – Principal / Student Conference, ISS, 1-180 days OSS. Expulsion is possible as is documentation in student’s discipline record.

Subsequent Offense – ISS, 1-180 days OSS. Expulsion is possible as is documentation in student’s discipline record.

Technology Misconduct – (see Board policy EHB and regulation EHB-R) (see also Acceptable Uses of Technology) – Attempting, regardless of success, to gain unauthorized access to a technology system or information; to use district technology to connect to other systems in evasion of the physical limitations of the remote system; to copy district files without authorization; to interfere with the ability f others to utilize district technology; to secure a higher level or privilege without authorization; to introduce computer “viruses,” “hacking” tools, or other disruptive/destructive programs onto or using district technology; or to evade or disable a filtering / blocking device.

First Offense – Principal / Student conference, loss or user privileges, ISS, or 1-180 days OSS

Subsequent Offense – Loss of user privileges, 1-180 days OSS, or expulsion

Violation other than those listed in “a” of Board policy EHB and regulation EHB-R, administrative procedures or netiquette rules governing student use of district technology.

First Offense – Principal / Student conference, ISS, or 1-180 days OSS

Subsequent Offense – Loss of user privileges, 1-180 days OSS, or expulsion Theft – Theft, attempted theft or knowing possession of stolen property.

First Offense – Return of or restitution for property, Principal / Student Conference, ISS, 1-180 days OSS. Expulsion is possible as is documentation in student’s discipline record. Law enforcement may be notified.

Subsequent Offense – 11-180 days OSS. Expulsion is possible as is documentation in student’s discipline record. Law enforcement will be notified.

Tobacco – Possession or use of any tobacco product on school grounds, on a school bus or while representing the school in an activity.

First Offense – ISS or 1-3 days OSS

Subsequent Offense – 1-10 days OSS

Truancy – Absence from school without the knowledge or consent of parents or guardians or school administration.

First Offense – ISS

Second Offense – 3 days OSS

Third Offense – 10 days OSS

Subsequent Offense – 11-180 days OSS Vandalism – (See Board Policy ECAB) – Willful damage or the attempt to cause damage to real or personal property belonging to the school, staff or students.

First Offense – ISS, 1-180 days OSS. Expulsion from school is possible as is documentation in student’s disciplinary record. Law enforcement officials may be notified.

Subsequent Offense – 11-180 days OSS. Expulsion is possible as is documentation in student’s disciplinary record. Law enforcement will be notified and prosecution may follow/

Weapons – (See Board Policy JFCI) – Possession or use of any instrument or device, other than those defined in 18 U.S.C. of SS 571.010.RSMo, which is customarily used for attack or defense against another person; any instrument or deice used to inflict physical injury to another person. Also considered here is the possession or use of a firearm as defined in 18 U.S.C. 921 or any instrument of device defined in SS571.010.RSMo. or any instrument or device defined as a dangerous weapon in 18 U.S.C. 930.

First Offense – Depending on severity, ISS, 1-180 days OSS. Expulsion is likely, as is documentation in the student’s disciplinary record. Law enforcement will be notified and prosecution is likely.

Subsequent Offense – One calendar year suspension. Law enforcement will be notified and student(s) in question will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

Due to the variety of reasons why a student may be referred to the office for disciplinary action, it is impossible to list all incidents. The aforementioned are to be used as a guide. As a final rule however:

4th Office Referral – for any reason, the student will be minimally subject to a ISS.

5th Office Referral – for any reason, the student will be subject to a minimum of OSS. 6th Office Referral – for any reason, the student will minimally be subject to 10 days OSS.

Subsequent Office Referral – for any reason, the student will be required to appear before the superintendent of schools and will be subject to OSS beyond 10 days and not limited to complete expulsion from the Sturgeon R-V School District.

Note: Special consideration will be given to students protected under P.L. 94-142 / IDEA or Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.

Any one or all of the consequences listed for each example offense (first, second, third or subsequent offense) may be used as part of disciplinary action.