STUDENT
CODE OF CONDUCT
Purpose
The Student Code of Conduct is the district’s response to the requirements of Chapter 37 of the Texas Education Code.
The Code provides methods and opti= ons for managing students in the classroom and on school grounds, disciplining students, and preventing and intervening in student discipline problems.
The law requires the district to d= efine misconduct that may—or must—result in a range of specific disciplinary consequences including removal from a regular classroom or cam= pus, suspension, placement in a disciplinary alternative education program (DAEP= ), or expulsion from school.
This Student Code of Conduct has b= een adopted by the Deweyville ISD Board of Trustees and developed with the advi= ce of the district-level committee. This Code provides information to parents = and students regarding standards of conduct, consequences of misconduct, and procedures for administering discipline.
In accordance with state law, the = Code will be posted at each school campus or will be available for review at the office of the campus principal. Parents will be notified of any conduct violation that may result in a student being suspended, placed in a DAEP, or expelled.
Because the Student Code of Conduc= t is adopted by the district’s board of trustees, it has the force of poli= cy; therefore, in case of conflict between the Code and the student handbook, t= he Code will prevail.
Please Note: The discipline of students with disabilities who are eligible for services under federal law (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and Section 504 of= the Rehabilitation Act of 1973) is subject to the provisions of those laws.
School
District Authority and Jurisdiction
School rules and the authority of = the district to administer discipline apply whenever the interest of the distri= ct is involved, on or off school grounds, in conjunction with or independent of classes and school-sponsored activities.
The district has disciplinary authority over a student:
1. During the regular school day and while the student is going to and from school on district transportation;
2. While the student= is in attendance at any school-related activity, regardless of time or location;<= /p>
3. For any school-re= lated misconduct, regardless of time or location;
4. When retaliation against a school employee or volunteer occurs or is threatened, regardless = of time or location;
5. When criminal mis= chief is committed on or off school property or at a school-related event;
6. For certain offen= ses committed within 300 feet of school property as measured from any point on = the school’s real property boundary line;
7. For certain offen= ses committed while on school property or while attending a school-sponsored or school-related activity of another district in Texas;
8. When the student commits a felony, as provided by Education Code 37.006 or
37.0081; and
9. When the student = is required to register as a sex offender.
The district has the right to search a vehicle driven to sch= ool by a student and parked on school property whenever there is reasonable cause = to believe it contains articles or materials prohibited by the district.
The district has the right to search a student’s locke= r when there is reasonable cause to believe it contains articles or materials prohibited by the district.
Reporting Crimes
School administrators will report crimes as required by law = and will call local law enforcement when an administrator suspects that a crime= has been committed on campus.
Revoking Transfers
The district has the right to revoke the transfer of a nonre= sident student for violating the district’s Code.
Standards
for Student Conduct
Each student is expected to:
• Demonstrate courtesy, at ALL times.
• Behave in a responsible manner, always exercising self-discipline.
• Attend all classes, regularly and on time.
• Prepare for each class; take appropriate materials and assignments to class.
• Meet district and campus standards of grooming and dress.
• Obey all campus and classroom rules.
• Respect the rights and privileges of students, teachers, and other district staff a= nd volunteers.
• Respect the property of others, including district property and facilities.
• Cooperate with and assist the school staff in maintaining safety, order, and discipli= ne.
• Adhere to the requirements of the Student Code of Conduct.
General Conduct Violation=
s
The categories of conduct below are prohibited at school and= all school-related activities, but the list does not include the most serious offenses. In the subsequent sections on Suspension, DAEP Placement, Placeme= nt and/or Expulsion for Certain Serious Offenses, and Expulsion, severe offens= es that require or permit specific consequences are listed. Any offense, howev= er, may be serious enough to result in Removal from the Regular Educational Set= ting as detailed in that section.
Disregard for Authori=
ty
Students shall not:
• Fail to comply wi= th directives given by school personnel (insubordination).
• Leave school grou= nds or school-sponsored events without permission.
• Disobey rules for conduct on school buses.
• Refuse to accept discipline management techniques assigned by a teacher or principal.
Mistreatment of Other=
s
Students shall not:
• Use profanity or = vulgar language or make obscene gestures.
• Fight or scuffle. (For assault see DAEP Placement and Expulsion)
• Threaten a district student, employee, or volunteer, including off school property if the conduct causes a substantial disruption to the educational environment.=
• Engage in bullying, harassment, or making hit lists. (See glossary for all three terms)
• Engage in conduct that constitutes sexual harassment or sexual abuse, whether by w= ord, gesture, or any other conduct, directed toward another person, including a district student, employee, or volunteer.
• Engage in conduct that constitutes dating violence, including the intentional use = of physical, sexual, verbal, or emotional abuse to harm, threaten, intimidate,= or control another person with whom the student has or has had a dating relationship.
• Engage in inappropriate or indecent exposure of private body parts.
• Participate in hazing. (See glossary)
• Cause an individual to act through the use of or threat of force (coercion).
• Commit extortion or blackmail (obtaining money or an object of value from an unwil= ling person).
• Engage in inappropriate verbal, physical, or sexual conduct directed toward another person,
= including a district student, employee, or volunteer.
• Record the voice=
or
image of another without the prior consent of the individuals being recorde=
d or
in any way that disrupts the educational environment or invades the privacy=
of
others.
Property Offenses
Students shall not:
• Damage or vandalize property owned by others. (For felony criminal mischief see DA= EP Placement or Expulsion)
• Deface or damage school property—including textbooks, lockers, furniture, and other equipment—with graffiti or by other means.
• Steal from students, staff, or the school.
• Commit or assist in a robbery or theft even if it does not constitute a felony acc= ording to the Texas Penal Code. (For felony robbery and theft see DAEP Placement a= nd Expulsion)
Possession of Prohibi=
ted
Items
Students shall not:
• Possess or use:
• fireworks of any kind, smoke or stink bombs, or any other pyrotechnic device;
• a razor, box cutter, chain, or any other object used in a way that threatens = or inflicts bodily injury to another person;
• a “look-alike” weapon;
• an air gun or BB gun;
• ammunition;
• a stun gun;
• a pocketknife or other small knife
• mace or pepper spray;
• pornographic material;
• tobacco products;
• matches or a lighter;
• a laser pointer for other than an approved use; or
• any articles not generally considered to be weapons, including school supplies, when the principal or designee determines that a danger exists. (For weapons and firearms see DAEP Placement and Expulsion)
Possession of Telecom=
munications
Devices
Students shall not:
• Display, turn on,= or use cellular telephones or other electronic devices on school property duri= ng the school day.
Illegal, Prescription=
, and
Over-the-Counter Drugs
Students shall not:
• Possess or sell s= eeds or pieces of marijuana in less than a usable amount. (For illegal drugs, alcohol, and inhalants see DAEP Placement and Expulsion)
• Possess, use, giv= e, or sell paraphernalia related to any prohibited substance. (See glossary for “paraphernalia”)
• Possess or sell look-alike drugs or attempt to pass items off as drugs or contraband.
• Abuse the student’s own prescription drug, give a prescription drug to another = student, or possess or be under the influence of another person’s prescription drug on school property or at a school-related event. (See glossary for “abuse”)
• Abuse over-the-co= unter drugs. (See glossary for “abuse”)
• Be under the infl= uence of prescription or over-the-counter drugs that cause impairment of the phys= ical or mental faculties. (See glossary for “under the influence”)
• Have or take prescription drugs or over-the-counter drugs at school other than as provid= ed by district policy.
Misuse of Computers a=
nd the
Internet
Students shall not:
• Violate computer use policies, rules, or agreements signed by the student or the student’ s parent.
• Attempt to access or circumvent passwords or other security-related information of = the district, students, or employees or upload or create computer viruses, including off school property if the conduct causes a substantial disruptio= n to the educational environment.
• Attempt to alter, destroy, or disable district computer equipment, district data, t= he data of others, or other networks connected to the district’s system, including off school property if the conduct causes a substantial disruptio= n to the educational environment.
• Use the Internet or other electronic communications to threaten district studen= ts, employees, or volunteers, including off school property if the conduct caus= es a substantial disruption to the educational environment.
• Send or post electronic messages that are abusive, obscene, sexually oriented, threateni= ng, harassing, damaging to another’s reputation, or illegal, including off school property if the conduct causes a substantial disruption to the educational environment.
• Use e-mail or Web sites at school to encourage illegal behavior or threaten sch= ool safety.
Safety Transgressions=
Students shall not:
• Possess published or electronic material that is designed to promote or encourage illegal behavior or that could threaten school safety.
• Engage in verbal (oral or written) exchanges that threaten the safety of another student, a school employee, or school property.
• Make false accusations or perpetrate hoaxes regarding school safety.
• Engage in any conduct that school officials might reasonably believe will substantially disrupt the school program or incite violence.
• Throw objects that can cause bodily injury or property damage.
• Discharge a fire extinguisher without valid cause.
Miscellaneous Offense=
s
Students shall not:
• Violate dress and grooming standards as communicated in the student handbook.
• Cheat or copy the work of another.
• Gamble.
• Falsify records, passes, or other school-related documents.
• Engage in actions or demonstrations that substantially disrupt or materially inter= fere with school activities.
• Repeatedly violate other communicated campus or classroom standards of conduct.
The district may impose campus or classroom rules in addition to those found in the Code. These rules may be posted in classrooms or given to the student and may or may not constitute violations of the Code.
Discipline Management Tec=
hniques
Discipline will be designed to improve conduct and to encour= age students to adhere to their responsibilities as members of the school community. Disciplinary action will draw on the professional judgment of teachers and administrators and on a range of discipline management techniq= ues. Discipline will be correlated to the seriousness of the offense, the student’s age and grade level, the frequency of misbehavior, the student’s attitude, the effect of the misconduct on the school environment, and statutory requirements.
Because of these factors, discipline for a particular offense (unless otherwise specified by law) may bring into consideration varying techniques and responses.
Students with Disabil=
ities
The discipline of students with disabilities is subject to applicable state and federal law in addition to = the Student Code of Conduct. To the extent any conflict exists, state and/or federal law will prevail.
In deciding whether to order suspension, DAEP placement, or expulsion, the district will take into consideration a disability that substantially impairs the student’s capacity to appreciate the wrongfulness of the student’s conduct.
Techniques
The following discipline management techniques may be used—alone or in combination—for behavior prohibited by the Student Code of Conduct or by campus or classroom rules:<= /p>
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• Verbal correction, oral or written.
• Cooling-off time or “time-out.”
• Seating changes within the classroom.
• Temporary confiscation of items that disrupt the educational process.
• Rewards or demerits.
• Behavioral contracts
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• Counseling by teachers, counselors, or administrative personnel.
• Parent-teacher conferences.
• Grade reductions for cheating, plagiarism, and as otherwise permitted by policy.<= /p>
• Detention.
• Sending the student to the office or other assigned area, or to in-school suspensio= n.
• Assignment of sc= hool duties such as cleaning or picking up litter.
• Withdrawal of privileges, such as participation in extracurricular activities, eligibi= lity for seeking and holding honorary offices, or membership in school-sponsored clubs and organizations.
• Penalties identified in individual student organizations’ extracurricular stand= ards of behavior.
• Withdrawal or restriction of bus privileges.
• School-assessed and school-administered probation.
• Corporal punishment.
• Out-of-school suspension, as specified in the Suspension section of this Code.
• Placement in a DAEP, as specified in the DAEP section of this Code.
• Placement and/or expulsion in an alternative educational setting, as specified in the Placement and/or Expulsion for Certain Serious Offenses section of this Cod= e.
• Expulsion, as specified in the Expulsion section of this Code.
• Referral to an outside agency or legal authority for criminal prosecution in additio= n to disciplinary measures imposed by the district.
• Other strategies and consequences as determined by school officials.
Notification
The principal or appropriate admin= istrator will notify a student’s parent by phone or in writing of any violation that may result in a suspension, placement in a DAEP, or expulsion. Notification will be made within three school days after the administrator becomes aware of the violation.
Appeals
Parental questions or complaints r= egarding disciplinary measures should be addressed to the teacher or campus administration, as appropriate, and in accordance with policy FNG (LOCAL). A copy of the policy may be obtained from the principal’s office or the central administration office or through Policy on Line at the following address:www.esc5.net/dewisd.
Consequences will not be deferred = pending the outcome of a grievance.
Removal from the Regular
Educational Setting
In addition to other discipline management techniques, misco=
nduct
may result in removal from the regular educational setting in the form of a
routine referral or a formal removal.
Routine Referral
A routine referral occurs when a teacher sends a student to =
the
principal’s office as a discipline management technique. The principal
may then employ additional techniques.
Formal Removal=
A teacher or administrator may rem= ove a student from class for a behavior that violates this Code to maintain effec= tive discipline in the classroom. A teacher may also initiate a formal re= moval from class if:
1. The student’s behavior has been documented by the teacher as repeatedly interfering with the teacher’s ability to teach his or her class or w= ith the student’s classmates’ ability to learn;
OR
2. The behavior is so unruly, disruptive, or abusive that the teacher cannot teach, and the students in the classroom cannot learn.
A teacher or administrator must re= move a student from class if the student engages in behavior that under the Educat= ion Code requires or permits the student to be placed in a DAEP or expelled. Wh= en removing for those reasons, the procedures in the subsequent sections on DA= EP or expulsion will be followed. Otherwise, within three school days of the formal removal, the appropriate administrator will schedule a conference wi= th the student’s parent; the student; the teacher, in the case of remova= l by a teacher; and any other administrator.
At the conference, the appropriate administrator will inform the student of the misconduct for which he or she= is charged and the consequences. The administrator will give the student an opportunity to give his or her version of the incident.
When a student is removed from the= regular classroom by a teacher and a conference is
pending, the principal may place t= he student in:
• Another appropriate classroom if available
• In-school suspension
• Out-of-school suspension
• DAEP
Returning Student to
Classroom
When a student has been formally r= emoved from class by a teacher for conduct against the teacher containing the elem= ents of assault, aggravated assault, sexual assault, aggravated sexual assault, murder, capital murder, or criminal attempt to commit murder or capital mur= der, the student may not be returned to the teacher’s class without the teacher’s consent.
When a student has been formally r= emoved by a teacher for any other conduct, the student may be returned to the teacher’s class without the teacher’s consent, if the placement review committee determines that the teacher’s class is the best or o= nly alternative available.
Suspension
Misconduct=
Students may be suspended for any = behavior listed in the Code as a general conduct violation, DAEP offense, or expella= ble offense.
In deciding whether to order suspe= nsion, the district will take into consideration:
1. Self-defense (see glossary),
2. Intent or lack of intent at the time the student engaged in the conduct, and
3. The student’s disciplinary history.
Process
State law allows a student to be s= uspended for no more than three school days per behavior violation, with no limit on= the number of times a student may be suspended in a semester or school year.
Before being suspended a student w= ill have an informal conference with the appropriate administrator, who shall advise= the student of the conduct of which he or she is accused. The student will be g= iven the opportunity to explain his or her version of the incident before the administrator’s decision is made.
The number of days of a student= 217;s suspension will be determined by the appropriate administrator, but will not exceed three school days.
The appropriate administrator will determine any restrictions on participation in school sponsored or school-related extracurricular and co-curricular activities. However, students in DAEP or ISS w= ill NOT be allowed to attend any practices or school functions of any kind on a= ny campus on the day(s) they were assigned.&n= bsp; This includes school activities that are held in other school distri= cts.
Disciplinary Alternative
Education Program (DAEP) Placement
A student who is expelled for an o= ffense that otherwise would have resulted in a DAEP placement does not have to be placed in DAEP in addition to the expulsion.
In deciding whether to order place= ment in a DAEP, the district will take into consideration:
1. Self-defense (see glossary),
2. Intent or lack of intent at the time the student engaged in the conduct, and
3. The student’s disciplinary history.
Discretionary Placeme=
nt:
Misconduct That May Result in DAEP Placement
A student may be placed in a DAEP for behaviors prohibited in the General Conduct Violations section of this Code.
Any student who records the voice = or image of another student or district employee without the prior consent of the individuals being recorded may be placed in the DAEP. This includes the use= of cell phone cameras.
Any student who possesses, displays, or uses a stun gun whil= e on school property or at a school-sponsored event, regardless of location, may= be placed in the DAEP.
Misconduct Identified in State Law
In accordance with state law, a student may be placed= in a DAEP for any one of the following offenses:
• Involvement in a public school fraternity, sorority, or secret society, including participating as a member or pledge, or soliciting another person to become= a pledge or member of a public school fraternity, sorority, secret society, or gang. (See glossary)
• Involvement in criminal street gang activity. (See glossary)
• Any criminal mischief, including a felony.
In accordance with state law, a st= udent may be placed in a DAEP if the superintendent or the superintendent’s designee has reasonable belief (see glossary) that the student has engaged = in conduct punishable as a felony, other than those listed as offenses involvi= ng injury to a person in Title 5 (see glossary) of the Texas Penal Code, that occurs off school property and not at a school-sponsored or school-related event, if the student’s presence in the regular classroom threatens t= he safety of other students or teachers or will be detrimental to the educatio= nal process.
The appropriate administrator may, but is not required to, place a student in a DAEP for off-campus conduct for which DAEP placement is required by state law if the administrator does not have knowledge of the conduct before the first anniversary of the date the = conduct occurred.
Mandatory Placement: Misconduct That Requires DAEP Placement
A student must be placed in a DAEP if the student:
• Engages in conduct relating to a false alarm or report (including a bomb threat) or= a terroristic threat involving a public school. (See glossary)
• Commits the following offenses on school property or within 300 feet of school prop= erty as measured from any point on the school’s real property boundary lin= e, or while attending a school-sponsored or school-related activity on or off school property:
• &nb= sp; Engages in conduct punishable as a felony.
• &nb= sp; Commits an assault (see glossary) under Texas Penal Code 22.01(a) (1).
• &nb= sp; Sells, gives, or delivers to another person, or possesses, uses, or is under the influence of marijuana, a controlled substance, or a dangerous drug in an amount not constituting a felony offense. (School-related felony drug offen= ses are addressed in the Expulsion section.) (See glossary for “under the influence”)
• &nb= sp; Sells, gives, or delivers to another person an alcoholic beverage; commits a serio= us act or offense while under the influence of alcohol; or possesses, uses, or= is under the influence of alcohol, if the conduct is not punishable as a felony offense. (School-related felony alcohol offenses are addressed in the Expul= sion section.)
• &nb= sp; Behaves in a manner that contains the elements of an offense relating to abusable volatile chemicals.
• &nb= sp; Behaves in a manner that contains the elements of the offense of public lewdness or indecent exposure.
• Engages in expellable conduct and is between six and nine years of age.
• Commits a federal firearms violation and is younger than six years of age.
• Engages in conduct that contains the elements of the offense of retaliation against= any school employee or volunteer on or off school property. (Committing retalia= tion in combination with another expellable offense is addressed in the Expulsion section of this Code.)
• Engages in conduct punishable as a felony listed under Title 5 (see glossary) of the Texas Penal Code when the conduct occurs off school property and not at a school sponsored or school-related event and:
1. The st= udent receives deferred prosecution (see glossary),
2. A court or jury finds that the student has engaged in delinquent conduct (see glossary), OR
3. The superintendent or designee has a reasonable belief (see glossary) that the student engaged in the conduct.
Sexual Assault and Ca=
mpus
Assignments
If a student has been convicted of continuous sexual abuse of a young child or children or convicted of or pla= ced on deferred adjudication for sexual assault or aggravated sexual assault against another student on the same campus, and if the victim’s paren= t or another person with the authority to act on behalf of the victim requests t= hat the board transfer the offending student to another campus, the offending student shall be transferred to another campus in the district. If there is= no other campus in the district serving the grade level of the offending stude= nt, the offending student will be transferred to a DAEP.
Emergencies
In an emergency, the principal or the principal’s desi= gnee may order the immediate placement of a student in a DAEP for any reason for which placement in a DAEP may be made on a non-emergency basis.
Process
Removals to a DAEP will be made by= the campus level administrator.
Conference
When a student is removed from cla= ss for a DAEP offense, the appropriate administrator will schedule a conference with= in three school days with the student’s parent, the student, and the tea= cher, in the case of a teacher removal.
At the conference, the appropriate administrator will inform the student, orally or in writing, of the reasons= for the removal and will give the student an explanation of the basis for the removal and an opportunity to respond to the reasons for the removal.
Following valid attempts to require attendance, the district= may hold the conference and make a placement decision regardless of whether the student or the student’s parents attend the conference.
Placement
Order
After the conference, if the stude= nt is placed in the DAEP, the appropriate administrator will write a placement or= der. A copy of the DAEP placement order will be sent to the student and the student’s parent.
Not later than the second business= day after the conference, the board’s designee will deliver to the juveni= le court a copy of the placement order and all information required by Section 52.04 of the Family Code.
If the student is placed in the DA= EP and the length of placement is inconsistent with the guidelines included in this Code, the placement order will give notice of the inconsistency.
Length of Placement
The duration of a student’s
placement in a DAEP will be determined by the campus level administrator.
The duration of a student’s =
placement
will be determined on a case-by-case basis. DAEP placement will be correlat=
ed
to the seriousness of the offense, the student’s age and grade level,=
the
frequency of misconduct, the student’s attitude, and statutory
requirements.
The maximum period of DAEP placeme= nt shall be one calendar year except as provided
below.
Exceeds
One Year
Placement in a DAEP may exceed one=
year
when a review by the district determines that:
1. The
student is a threat to the safety of other students or to district employee=
s,
or
2. Extended
placement is in the best interest of the student.
The statutory limitations on the l=
ength of
a DAEP placement do not apply to a placement resulting from the board’=
;s
decision to place a student who engaged in the sexual assault of another
student so that the students are not assigned to the same campus.
Exceeds
School Year
Students who commit offenses requi=
ring
placement in a DAEP at the end of one school year may be required to contin=
ue
that placement at the start of the next school year to complete the assigned
term of placement.
For placement in a DAEP to extend =
beyond
the end of the school year, the superintendent must determine that:
1. The
student’s presence in the regular classroom or campus presents a dang=
er
of physical harm to the student or others, or
2. The
student has engaged in serious or persistent misbehavior (see glossary) that
violates the district’s Code.
Exceeds
60 Days
For placement in a DAEP to extend =
beyond
60 days or the end of the next grading period, whichever is sooner, a
student’s parent will be given notice and the opportunity to particip=
ate
in a proceeding before the board or the board’s designee.
Appeals<= o:p>
Questions or complaints from paren=
ts
regarding disciplinary measures should be addressed to the campus administr=
ation,
in accordance with policy FNG (LOCAL). A copy of this policy may be obtained
from the principal’s office or the central administration office or
through Policy on Line at the following address: www.esc5.net/dewisd.<=
/u>
Disciplinary consequences will not= be deferred pending the outcome of an appeal. The decision to place a student = in a DAEP cannot be appealed beyond the board.
Restrictions during Placement
The district does not permit a stu=
dent who
is placed in a DAEP to participate in any school-sponsored or school-related
extracurricular or co-curricular activity, including seeking or holding
honorary positions and/or membership in school-sponsored clubs and
organizations.
The district will provide transpor= tation to students in a DAEP.
For seniors assigned to a DAEP who= are eligible to graduate, and the placement in the program will continue through graduation, the student will not be allowed to participate in the graduation ceremony and related graduation activities.
Placement Review
A student placed in a DAEP will be provided a review of his or her status, including academic status, by the superintendent at intervals not to exceed 120 days. In the case of a high school student, the student’s progress toward graduation and the student’s graduation plan will also be reviewed. At the review, the student or the student’s parent will be given the opportunity to pres= ent arguments for the student’s return to the regular classroom or campus. The student may not be returned to the classroom of a teacher who removed t= he student without that teacher’s consent.
Additional Misconduct
If during the term of placement in= a DAEP the student engages in additional conduct for which placement in a DAEP or expulsion is required or permitted, additional proceedings may be conducted, and the appropriate administrator may enter an additional disciplinary orde= r as a result of those proceedings.
Notice of Criminal Proceedings
The office of the prosecuting atto= rney will notify the district if a student was placed in a DAEP for certain offenses including any felony, unlawful restraint, indecent exposure, assault, deadly conduct, terroristic threats, organized crime, certain drug offenses, or possession of a weapon, and:
1. Prosecution of a student’s case was refused for lack of prosecutorial merit or insufficient evidence and no formal proceedings, deferred adjudication (see glossary), or deferred prosecution will be initiated; or
2. The court or jury found a student not guilty, or made a finding that the student did not engage in delinquent conduct or conduct indicating a need for supervision, and the case was dismissed with prejudice.
If a student was placed in a DAEP = for such conduct, on receiving the notice from the prosecutor, the superintendent or designee will review the student’s placement and schedule a review wi= th the student’s parent not later than the third day after the superintendent or designee receives notice from the prosecutor. The student= may not be returned to the regular classroom pending the review.
After reviewing the notice and rec= eiving information from the student’s parent, the superintendent or designee= may continue the student’s placement if there is reason to believe that t= he presence of the student in the regular classroom threatens the safety of ot= her students or teachers.
The student or the student’s= pa rent may appeal the superintendent’s decision to the board. The student may not be returned to the regular classroom pending the appeal. In the case of= an appeal, the board will, at the next scheduled meeting, review the notice fr= om the prosecutor and receive information from the student, the student’s parent, and the superintendent or designee, and confirm or reverse the deci= sion of the superintendent or designee. The board will make a record of the proceedings.
If the board confirms the decision= of the superintendent or designee, the student and the student’s parent may appeal to the Commissioner of Education. The student may not be returned to= the regular classroom pending the appeal.
Withdrawal during Process
When a student violates the district’s Code in a way that requires or permits the student to be placed in a DAEP and the student withdraws from the district before a place= ment order is completed, the district may complete the proceedings and issue a placement order. If the student then reenrolls in the district during the s= ame or a subsequent school year, the district may enforce the order at that tim= e, less any period of the placement that has been served by the student during enrollment in another district. If the appropriate administrator or the boa= rd fails to issue a placement order after the student withdraws, the next dist= rict in which the student enrolls may complete the proceedings and issue a place= ment order.
Newly Enrolled Students
The district will continue the DAEP placement of a student who enrolls in the district and was assigned to DAEP= in an open-enrollment charter school or another district.
A newly enrolled student with a DA= EP placement from a district in another state will be placed as any other newly enrolled student if the behavior committed is a reason for DAEP placement in the receiving district.
If the student was placed in a DAE= P by a school district in another state for a period that exceeds one year, this district, by state law, will reduce the period of the placement so that the total placement does not exceed one year. After a review, however, the placement may be extended beyond a year if the district determines that the student is a threat to the safety of other students or employees or the extended placement is in the best interest of the student.
Emergency Placement Procedure
When an emergency placement occurs= , the student will be given oral notice of the reason for the action. Not later t= han the tenth day after the date of the placement, the student will be given the appropriate conference required for assignment to a DAEP.
Placement and/or Expulsio=
n for
Certain Serious Offenses
This section includes two categori= es of serious offenses for which the Education Code provides unique procedures and specific consequences.
Registered Sex Offend=
ers
Upon receiving notification in acc= ordance with state law that a student is currently required to register as a sex offender, the administration must remove the student from the regular class= room and determine appropriate placement.
If the student is under any form o= f court supervision, including probation, community supervision, or parole, the placement will be in DAEP for at least one semester.
If the student is not under any fo= rm of court supervision, the placement may be in DAEP for one semester or the placement may be in a regular classroom. The placement may not be in the regular classroom if the board or its designee determines that the student&= #8217;s presence:
1. &= nbsp; Threatens the safety of other students or teachers,
2. &= nbsp; Will be detrimental to the educational process, or
3. &= nbsp; Is not in the best interests of the district’s students.
Review Committee
At the end of the first semester o= f a student’s placement in an alternative educational setting and before = the beginning of each school year for which the student remains in an alternati= ve placement, the district shall convene a committee, in accordance with state law, to review the student’s placement. The committee will recommend whether the student should return to the regular classroom or remain in the placement. Absent a special finding, the board or its designee must follow = the committee’s recommendation.
The placement review of a student with a disability who rece= ives special education services must be made by the ARD committee.
Newly Enrolled Stud=
ent
If a student enrolls in the distri= ct during a mandatory placement as a registered sex offender, the district may count any time already spent by the student in a placement or may require an additional semester in an alternative placement without conducting a review= of the placement.
Appeal
A student or the student’s p= arent may appeal the placement by requesting a conference between the board or its designee, the student, and the student’s parent. The conference is limited to the factual question of whether the student is required to regis= ter as a sex offender. Any decision of the board or its designee under this sec= tion is final and may not be appealed.
Certain Felonies
Regardless of whether placement or
expulsion is required or permitted by one of the reasons in the DAEP Placem=
ent
or Expulsion sections, in accordance with Education Code 37.0081, a student=
may
be expelled and placed in DAEP if the board or its designee makes certain
findings and the following circumstances exist in relation to a felony offe=
nse
under Title 5 (see glossary) of the Texas Penal Code. The student must:
• Have
received deferred prosecution for conduct defined as a Title 5 felony offen=
se;
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• Have
been found by a court or jury to have engaged in delinquent conduct for con=
duct
defined as a Title 5 felony offense;
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• Have
been charged with engaging in conduct defined as a Title 5 felony offense;<=
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• Have
been referred to a juvenile court for allegedly engaging in delinquent cond=
uct
for conduct defined as a Title 5 felony offense; or
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• Have
received probation or deferred adjudication or have been arrested for, char=
ged
with, or convicted of a Title 5 felony offense.
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The district may expel the student=
and
order placement under these circumstances regardless of:
1. The
date on which the student’s conduct occurred
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2. The
location at which the conduct occurred,
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3. Whether
the conduct occurred while the student was enrolled in the district, or
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4. Whether
the student has successfully completed any court disposition requirements
imposed in connection with the conduct.
Hearing
and Required Findings
The student must first have a hear=
ing before
the board or its designee, who must determine that in addition to the
circumstances above that allow for the expulsion, the student’s prese=
nce
in the regular classroom:
1. Threatens
the safety of other students or teachers,
2. Will
be detrimental to the educational process, or
3. Is
not in the best interest of the district’s students.
Any decision of the board or the board’s designee under this section is final and may not be appealed.=
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The student is subject to the plac= ement until:
1. The student graduates from high school,
2. The charges are dismissed or reduced to a misdemeanor offense, or
3. The student completes the term of the placement or is assigned to another progr= am.
Newly Enrolled Students
A student who enrolls in the distr= ict before completing a placement under this section from another school distri= ct must complete the term of the placement.
Expulsion
In deciding whether to order expul= sion, the district will take into consideration:
1. Self-defense
(see glossary),
2. Intent
or lack of intent at the time the student engaged in the conduct, and
3. The student’s disciplinary history.
Discretionary Expulsion: Misconduc=
t That
May Result in Expulsion
Any Location
A student may be expelled for:
• Engaging in the following, no matter where it takes place:
• &nb= sp; Conduct that contains the elements of assault under Penal Code 22.01 (a) (1) in retaliation against a school employee or volunteer.
• &nb= sp; Criminal mischief, if punishable as a felony.
• Engaging in conduct that contains the elements of one of the following offenses agai= nst another student, without regard to where the conduct occurs:
• &nb= sp; Aggravated assault.
• &nb= sp; Sexual assault.
• &nb= sp; Aggravated sexual assault.
• &nb= sp; Murder.
• &nb= sp; Capital murder.
• &nb= sp; Criminal attempt to commit murder or capital murder.
• &nb= sp; Aggravated robbery
At School, Within 300 Feet, or at School Event
• Committing any of the following offenses on or within 300 feet of school property, as measured from any point on the school’s real property boundary line, = or while attending a school-sponsored or school-related activity on or off sch= ool property:
• &nb= sp; Engaging in conduct that contains the elements of assault under Section 22.01(a)(1) against an employee or a volunteer.
• &nb= sp; Engaging in deadly conduct. (See glossary)
Within 300 Fe=
et of School
• Engaging in the
following conduct while within 300 feet of school property, as measured from
any point on the school’s real property boundary line:
• Aggravated assault, sexual assault, or
aggravated sexual assault.
• Arson.
• Murder, capital murder, or criminal atte=
mpt
to commit murder or capital murder.
• &nb= sp; Indecency with a child, aggravated kidnapping, manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, or aggravated robbery.
• &nb= sp; Continuous sexual abuse of a young child or children.
• &nb= sp; Felony drug or alcohol-related offense.
• &nb= sp; Use, exhibition, or possession of a firearm (as defined by state law), an illegal knife, a club, or prohibited weapon, or possession of a firearm (as defined= by federal law).
Property
of Another District=
• Committing any o= ffense that is a state-mandated expellable offense if the offense is committed on = the property of another district in Texas or while the student is attending a school-sponsored or school-related activity of a school in another district= in Texas.
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• Engaging in serious offenses or persistent misbehavior (see glossary) that violates = the district’s Code, while placed in a DAEP.
Mandatory Expulsion:
Misconduct That Requires Expulsion
A student must be e=
xpelled
for any of the following offenses that occur on school property or w=
hile
attending a school-sponsored or school-related activity on or off school
property:
Federal Law
• Bringing to school a firearm, as defined by federal law. “Firearm” under federal law includes:
• &nb= sp; Any weapon (including a starter gun) that will, is designed to, or may readily = be converted to expel a projectile by the action of an explosive.
• &nb= sp; The frame or receiver of any such weapon.
• &nb=
sp; Any
firearm muffler or firearm weapon.
• Any destructive device=
, such
as any explosive, incendiary or poison gas bomb, or grenade.
Texas
Penal Code
• Using, exhibitin= g, or possessing the following, as defined by the Texas Penal Code:
• &nb= sp; A firearm (any device designed, made, or adapted to expel a projectile throug= h a barrel by using the energy generated by an explosion or burning substance or any device readily convertible to that use).
• &nb= sp; An illegal knife, such as a knife with a blade over 5 inches; hand instrument, designed to cut or stab another by being thrown; dagger, including but not limited to a dirk, stiletto, and poniard; bowie knife; sword; or spear.
• &nb= sp; A club (see glossary) such as an instrument specially designed, made, or adap= ted for the purpose of inflicting serious bodily injury or death by striking a person with the instrument, including a blackjack, nightstick, mace, and tomahawk.
• &nb= sp; A prohibited weapon, such as an explosive weapon, a machine gun, a short-barr= el firearm, a firearm silencer, a switchblade knife, knuckles, armor-piercing ammunition, a chemical dispensing device, or a zip gun. (See glossary)
• Behaving in a manner that contains elements of the following offenses under the Texas Penal Code:
• &nb= sp; Aggravated assault, sexual assault, or aggravated sexual assault.
• &nb= sp; Arson. (See glossary)
• &nb= sp; Murder, capital murder, or criminal attempt to commit murder or capital murder.
• &nb= sp; Indecency with a child.
• &nb= sp; Aggravated kidnapping.
• &nb= sp; Aggravated robbery.
• &nb= sp; Manslaughter.
• &nb= sp; Criminally negligent homicide.
• &nb= sp; Continuous sexual abuse of a young child or children.
• &nb= sp; Behavior punishable as a felony that involves selling, giving, or delivering to anot= her person, or possessing, using, or being under the influence of marijuana, a controlled substance, a dangerous drug, or alcohol; or committing a serious= act or offense while under the influence of alcohol.
• Engaging in retaliation against a school employee or volunteer combined with one of = the above-listed mandatory expulsion offenses, with the exception of a federal firearm offense, on or off school property or at a school-related activity.=
Under Age Ten
When a student under the age of ten
engages in behavior that is expellable behavior, the student will not be
expelled, but will be placed in a DAEP. A student under age six will not be
placed in a DAEP unless the student commits a federal firearm offense.
Emergency
In an emergency, the principal or =
the
principal’s designee may order the immediate expulsion of a student f=
or
any reason for which expulsion may be made on a non-emergency basis.
Process
If a student is believed to have c= ommitted an expellable offense, the principal or other appropriate administrator will schedule a hearing within a reasonable time. The student’s parent wil= l be invited in writing to attend the hearing.
Until a hearing can be held, the p= rincipal may place the student in:
• Another appropriate classroom if available
• In-school suspension
• Out-of-school suspension
• DAEP
Hearing
A student facing expulsion will be= given a hearing with appropriate due process. The student is entitled to:
1. Representation by the student’s parent or another adult who can provide guidance to = the student and who is not an employee of the district,
2. An opportunity to testify and to present evidence and witnesses in the student’s defense, and
3. An opportunity to question the district’s witnesses.
After providing notice to the stud= ent and parent of the hearing, the district may hold the hearing regardless of whet= her the student or the student’s parent attends.
The board of trustees delegates to the superintendent and the principal of the DAEP authority to conduct hearings and expel students.
Board Review of Expulsion
After the due process hearing, the expelled student may request that the board review the expulsion decisions.= The student or parent must submit a written request to the superintendent within seven days after receipt of the written decision. The superintendent must provide the student or parent written notice of the date, time, and place of the meeting at which the board will review the decision.
The board will review the record o= f the expulsion hearing in a closed meeting unless the parent requests in writing that the matter be held in an open meeting. The board may also hear a state= ment from the student or parent and from the board’s designee.
The board will hear statements made by the parties at the re= view and will base its decision on evidence reflected in the record and any stat= ements made by the parties at the review. The board will make and communicate its decision orally at the conclusion of the presentation. Consequences will no= t be deferred pending the outcome of the hearing.
Expulsion Order
After the due process hearing, if = the student is expelled, the board or its designee will deliver to the student = and the student’s parent a copy of the order expelling the student.
Not later than the second business= day after the hearing, the superintendent or principal of the DAEP will deliver= to the juvenile court a copy of the expulsion order and the information requir= ed by Section 52.04 of the Family Code.
If the length of the expulsion is inconsistent with the guidelines included in the Student Code of Conduct, t= he expulsion order will give notice of the inconsistency.
Length of Expulsion
The length of an expulsion will be correlated to the seriousness of the offense, the student’s age and g= rade level, the frequency of misbehavior, the student’s attitude, and statutory requirements.
The duration of a student’s expulsion will be determined on a case-by-case basis. The maximum period of expulsion is one calendar year except as provided below;
An expulsion may not exceed one ye= ar unless, after review, the district determines that:
1. The student is a threat to the safety of other students or to district employee= s, or
2. Extended expulsion is in the best interest of the student.
State and federal law require a st= udent to be expelled from the regular classroom for a period of at least one calendar year for bringing a firearm, as defined by federal law, to school. However,= the superintendent or other appropriate administrator may modify the length of = the expulsion on a case-by-case basis.
Students who commit offenses that require expulsion at the e= nd of one school year may be expelled into the next school year to complete the t= erm of expulsion.
Withdrawal during Pro=
cess
When a student has violated the district’s Code in a way that requires or permits expulsion from the district and the student withdraws from the district before the expulsion hearing takes place, the district may conduct the hearing after sending wri= tten notice to the parent and student.
If the student then re-enrolls in = the district during the same or subsequent school year, the district may enforce the expulsion order at that time, less any expulsion period that has been served by the student during enrollment in another district.
If the appropriate administrator o= r the board fails to issue an expulsion order after the student withdraws, the ne= xt district in which the student enrolls may complete the proceedings.
Additional Misconduct=
If during the expulsion, the stude= nt engages in additional conduct for which placement in a DAEP or expulsion is required or permitted, additional proceedings may be conducted, and the appropriate administrator or the board may issue an additional disciplinary order as a result of those proceedings.
Restrictions during E=
xpulsion
Expelled students are prohibited f= rom being on school grounds or attending school-sponsored or school-related activities during the period of expulsion.
No district academic credit will be earned for work missed d= uring the period of expulsion.
Newly Enrolled Studen=
ts
The district will continue the exp= ulsion of any newly enrolled student expelled from another district or an open-enrollment charter school until the period of the expulsion is complet= ed.
If a student expelled in another s= tate enrolls in the district, the district may continue the expulsion under the terms of the expulsion order, may place the student in a DAEP for the period specified in the order, or may allow the student to attend regular classes = if:
1. The out-of-state district provides the district with a copy of the expulsion or= der, and
2. The offense resulting in the expulsion is also an expellable offense in the district in which the student is enrolling.
If a student is expelled by a dist= rict in another state for a period that exceeds one year and the district continues= the expulsion or places the student in a DAEP, the district will reduce the per= iod of the expulsion or DAEP placement so that the entire period does not exceed one year, unless after a review it is determined that:
1. The student is a threat to the safety of other students or district employees, = or
2. Extended placement is in the best interest of the student.
Emergency Expulsion
Procedures
When an emergency expulsion occurs= , the student will be given verbal notice of the reason for the action. Within ten days after the date of the emergency expulsion, the student will be given appropriate due process required for a student facing expulsion.
DAEP Placement of Exp=
elled
Students
The district may provide education= al services to any expelled student in a DAEP; however, educational services in the DAEP must be provided if the student is less than ten years of age.
Glossary
The glossary provides legal defini= tions and locally established definitions and is intended to assist in understand= ing terms related to the Student Code of Conduct.
Abuse is improper or excessive use.
Armor-piercing ammunition is handgun ammunition used in pistols and revolvers and desi= gned primarily for the purpose of penetrating metal or body armor.
Arson is a crime that involves starting a fire or causing an explosion with inten= t to
destroy or damage:
1. Any vegetation, fence, or structure on open-space land; or
2. Any building, habitation, or vehicle:
a. Knowin= g that it is within the limits of an incorporated city or town,
b. Knowin= g that it is insured against damage or destruction,
c. Knowin= g that it is subject to a mortgage or other security interest,
d. Knowin= g that it is located on property belonging to another,
e. Knowin= g that it has located within it property belonging to another, or
f. = When the person starting the fire is reckless about whether the burning or explosion will endanger the life of some individual or the safety of the property of another.
Assault is defined in part by Texas Penal Code 22.01(a)(1) as intentionally knowing= ly, or recklessly causing bodily injury to another.
Bullying is written or oral expression or physical conduct that a school district’s board of trustees or the board’s designee determines= :
1. To have the effect of physically harming a student, damaging a student’s property, or placing a student in reasonable fear of harm to the student’s person or of damage to the student’s property; or
2. To be sufficiently severe, persistent, or pervasive to create an intimidating, threatening, or abusive educational environment for a student.
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Chemical dispensing device is a device designed, made, or adapted for the purpos= e of causing an adverse psychological or physiological effect on a human being. A small chemical dispenser sold commercially for personal protection is not in this category.
Club is an instrument specially designed, made, or adapted for the purpose of inflicting serious bodily injury or death. A blackjack, mace, and tomahawk = are in the same category.
Criminal
street gang is three or more persons having a common identifying sign or
symbol or an identifiable leadership who continuously or regularly associat=
e in
the commission of criminal activities.
Dating violence is the intentional use of physical, sexual, verbal, or emotion= al abuse by a person to harm, threaten, intimidate, or control another person = with whom the student has or has had a dating relationship, as defined by Section 71.0021 of the Family C ode.
Deadly conduct occurs when a person recklessly engages in conduct that places another in imminent danger of serious bodily injury, such as knowingly discharging a firearm in the direction of an individual, habitation, buildi= ng, or vehicle.
Deferred adjudication is an alternative to seeking a conviction in court that ma= y be offered to a juvenile for delinquent conduct or conduct indicating a need f= or supervision.
Deferred prosecution may be offered to a juvenile as an alternative to seeking a conviction in court for delinquent conduct or conduct indicating a need for supervision. Delinquent conduct is conduct that violates either state or federal law and is punishable by imprisonment or confinement in jail. It includes conduct that violates certain juvenile court orders, including probation orders, but does not include violations of traffic laws.
Discretionary m= eans that something is left to or regulated by a local decision maker. Explosive weapon is any explosive or incendiary bomb, grenade, rocket, or mine and its delivery mechanism that is designed, made, or adapted for the purpose of inflicting serious bodily injury, death, or substantial property damage, or= for the principal purpose of causing such a loud report as to cause undue public alarm or terror.
False Alarm or Repo= rt occurs when a person knowingly initiates, communicates, or circulates a rep= ort of a present, past, or future bombing, fire, offense, or other emergency th= at he or she knows is false or baseless and that would ordinarily:
1. Cause action by an official or volunteer agency organized to deal with emergencie= s;
2. Place a person in fear of imminent serious bodily injury; or
3. Prevent or interrupt the occupation of a building, room, or place of assembly.
Graffiti are ma= rkings with aerosol paint or an indelible pen or marker on tangible property witho= ut the effective consent of the owner. The markings may include inscriptions, slogans, drawings, or paintings.
Harassment is:<= /p>
1. Conduct that meets the definition established in district policies D IA(LOCAL) and FFH(LOCAL); or
2. Conduct that threatens to cause harm or bodily injury to another student, is sexual= ly intimidating, causes physical damage to the property of another student, subjects another student to physical confinement or restraint, or malicious= ly and substantially harms another student’s physical or emotional healt= h or safety.
Hazing is an intentional or reckless act, on or off campus, by one person alone or acting with others, that endangers the mental or physical health or safety of a student for the purpose of pledging, initiation into, affiliation with, hol= ding office in, or maintaining membership in an organization.
Hit list is a list of people targeted to be harmed, u= sing a firearm, a knife, or any other object to be used with intent to cause bodily harm.
Knuckles is any instrument consisting of finger rings or guards made of a hard subst= ance and designed or adapted for inflicting serious bodily injury or death by striking a person with a fist enclosed in the knuckles.
Machine gun is any firearm that is capable of shooting more than two shots automatically, without manual reloading, by a single function of the trigge= r.
Mandatory means=
that
something is obligatory or required because of an authority.
Paraphernalia are devices that can be used for inhali= ng, ingesting, injecting, or otherwise introducing a controlled substance into a human body.
Persistent misbehav= ior is two or more violations of the Code in general or repeated occurrences of= the same violation.
Possession means to have an item on one’s person or in one’s personal property, including but not limited to clothing, purse, or backpack; a priv= ate vehicle used for transportation to or from school or school-related activit= ies, including but not limited to an automobile, truck, motorcycle, or bicycle; = or any other school property used by the student, including but not limited to= a locker or desk.
Public school fraternity, sorority, secret society, or gang means an organizat= ion composed wholly or in part of students that seeks to perpetuate itself by taking additional members from the students enrolled in school based on a decision of its membership rather than on the free choice of a qualified student. Educational organizations listed in Section 37.121(d) of the Educa= tion Code are excepted from this definition.
Reasonable belief is
a determination made by the superintendent or designee using all
available information, including t= he information furnished under Article 15.27 of the Code of Criminal Procedure= .
Self-defense is the use of force against another to the degree a person reasonably belie= ves the force is immediately necessary to protect himself or herself.
Serious offenses include but are n= ot limited to:
• Murder.
• Vandalism.
• Robbery or theft.
• Extortion, coercion, or blackmail.
• Actions or demonstrations that substantially disrupt or materially interfere with school activities.
• Hazing.
• Insubordination.
• Profanity, vulgar language, or obscene gestures.
• Fighting, committing physical abuse, or threatening physical abuse.
• Possession or distribution of pornographic materials.
• Leaving school grounds without permission.
• Sexual harassment of a student or district employee.
• Possession of or conspiracy to possess any explosive or explosive device.
• Falsification of records, passes, or other school-related documents.
• Refusal to accept discipline assigned by the teacher or principal.
Short-barrel firear= m is a rifle with a barrel length of less than 16 inches or a shotgun with a bar= rel length of less than 18 inches, or any weapon made from a rifle or shotgun t= hat, as altered, has an overall length of less than 26 inches.
Switchblade is any knife with a blade that folds, closes, or retracts into the handle or sheath and that opens automatically by pressing a button or by the force of gravity or centrifugal force.
Terroristic threat is a threat of violence to any person or property with intent to= :
1. Cause a reaction of any type by an official or volunteer agency organized to deal with emergencies;
2. Place any person in fear of imminent serious bodily injury;
3. Prevent or interrupt the occupation or use of a building; room, place of assembly, = or place to which the public has access; place of employment or occupation; aircraft, automobile, or other form of conveyance; or other public place;
4. Cause impairment or interruption of public communications, public transportation, public water, gas, or power supply or other public service;
5. Place the public or a substantial group of the public in fear of serious bodily injury; or
6. Influence the conduct or activities of a branch or agency of the federal government, = the state, or a political subdivision of the state (including the district).
Title 5 offenses are those that involve injury to a person and include murder; kidnapping; assault; sexual assault; unlawful restraint; coercing, soliciti= ng, or inducing gang membership if it causes bodily injury to a child; indecency with a child; injury to a child, an elderly person, or a disabled person; abandoning or endangering a child; deadly conduct; terroristic threat; aidi= ng a person to commit suicide; and tampering with a consumer product. [See FOC(E= XHIBIT)]
Under the influence means lacking the normal use of mental or physical facult= ies. Impairment of a person’s physical or mental faculties may be evidence= d by a pattern of abnormal or erratic behavior, the presence of physical symptom= s of drug or alcohol use, or by admission. A student “under the influence” need not be legally intoxicated to trigger disciplinary action.
Use means voluntarily introducing into one’s body, by any means, a prohib= ited substance.
Zip gun is a device or combination of devices, not originally a firearm, but adapted to expel a projectile through a smooth-bore or rifled-bore barrel by using the energy generated by an explosion or burning substance.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Student
Code of Conduct Acknowledgment
D=
ear
Student and Parent:
A=
s required
by state law, the board of trustees has officially adopted the Student Code=
of
Conduct in order to promote a safe and orderly learning environment for eve=
ry
student.
W=
e urge you
to read this publication thoroughly and to discuss it with your family. If =
you
have any questions about the required conduct and consequences for miscondu=
ct,
we encourage you to ask for an explanation on from the student’s teac=
her
or campus administrator.
T=
he student
and parent should each sign this page in the space provided below, and then
return the page to the student’s school.
T=
hank you.
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Rick
Summers, Superintendent
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We
acknowledge that we have received a copy of the Deweyville ISD Student Code=
of
Conduct for the 2008-2009 school year and understand that students will be =
held
accountable for their behavior and will be subject to the disciplinary
consequences outlined in the Code.
P=
rint name
of student: ___________________________________________________________
S=
ignature
of student: ____________________________________________________________
P=
rint name
of parent: ____________________________________________________________
S= ignature of parent: _______________________________________________________
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ate: __________________________________
S=
chool:
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rade
level: ______________________________
P=
lease sign
this page, remove it, and return it to the student’s school. Thank yo=
u.
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