Definitions
- Detention: Time outside of the regular school day spent in supervised study.
- In-school suspension: Alternative to regular suspension. The student spends his or her day in supervised study.
- Suspension: Off campus and under the supervision and responsibility of the parents/guardians (1 to 5 days per offense). An attempt will be made to notify parents. All suspensions will count toward 20 maximum set by state law. Once 20 days is reached the district is obligated to find an alternative. The alternative could be expulsion.
- Expulsion: Removal from school district for a determined amount of time, and conditions are usually set for re-admittance at the end of that time, recommended by the Principal. Hearing set before an administrative panel, or neutral hearing officer.
- SARB: School Attendance Review Board. Has the power to refer students and/or families to the legal justice system, Child Protective Services, counseling services, and alternative education programs.
- Fighting: When a student engages in behavior or activities that will lead to a fight, both students will be held responsible for the fight regardless of who swung or struck the first blow. Both students will be disciplined accordingly. Some behavior or activities that lead to a fight can be: quarreling, name calling, exchanging threats, exchanging obscenities, mutually agreeing to meet to fight, etc.
- Loss of Eligibility: Student will not be able to participate in or attend any sports event, sports practices, or extra-curricular activities during the period of suspension. For certain actions, loss of eligibility will be for one quarter.
- Transfer: Student is sent to continuation high school, or if out-of-district, is sent back to their district of residence.
Discipline Grid
(Does not limit legal discretion and Board Policy)
| 1st Level | 2nd Level | 3rd Level | |
| Absences (3 or more unexcused) | 1) Teacher contact parent 2) Declared Habitual Truant 3) Detention | 1) Referral to administrator 2) Parent notification 3) Loss of extracurr. eligibility 4) SART Referral 5) Grade may be reduced to no better than a D for grade period | 1) SARB referral |
| Arson Fires or attempting to set fires | 1) 5 day suspension 2) Parent/student restitution 3) Police report 4) Parent conference 5) Expulsion recommended | ||
| Assault/Battery (on student) | 1) 5 day suspension 2) Parent notification 3) Police report | 1) 5 day suspension 2) Parent conference 3) Police report 4) Expulsion recommended | |
| Assault/Battery (on staff member) | 1) 5 day suspension 2) Police report 3) Expulsion recommended | 1) 5 day suspension 2) Police report 3) Expulsion recommended | |
| Causing Serious Injury Requiring medical treatment | 1) 5 day suspension 2) Parent conference 3) Police report 4) Classified Dangerous Student 5) All teachers notified 6) Expulsion recommended | 1) 5 day suspension 2) Parent conference 3) Police report 4) Classified Dangerous Student 5) All teachers notified 6) Expulsion recommended | |
| Cheating/Plagiarism | 1) F on exam/assignment 2) Parent nofication/ conference 3) Referral to Assistant Principal 4) 1 day suspension and/or warning and detention | 1) F on exam/assignment 2) Parent conference 3) Referral to Assistant Principal 4) 1-3 day suspension | 1) F on exam/ assignment 2) Parent conference 3) Referral 4) 3-5 day suspension |
| Defiance Willfully defying teachers or administrators | 1) Detention or class suspension | 1) 1-2 day class suspension 2) 1-2 day suspension 3) Parent, teacher, counselor, administrator conference | 1) 3 day class suspension 2) 3-5 day suspension 3) Parent/Administrator conference 4) Alternative placement |
| Disruption (class/school) Water balloons, eggs, squirt guns, horseplay, or play fighting, spitting | 1) 1-2 day class suspension/detention 2) 1-5 day suspension 3) Parent notification 4) Confiscation | 1) 2 day class suspension 2) 2-5 day suspension 3) Parent notification 4) Confiscation | 1) 1-2 day class suspension 2) 1-5 day suspension 3) Parent conf. w/ administrator 4) Confiscation |
| Selling/Buying drugs/ controlled substance | 1) Suspension pending expulsion 2) Expulsion 3) Police report 4) Parent conference | ||
| Under the influence of Alcohol/controlled substance | 1) 1-5 day suspension 2) Parent conference 3) Police report counselor ref. 4) Breathalyzer Test | 1) 1-5 day suspension 2) Parent conference 3) Police report counselor referal 4) Breathalyzer Test | 1) 5 day suspension 2) Parent conference 3) Police report counselor ref. 4) Breathalyzer Test |
| Electronics/ Skateboards Phones, CD Players, I-Pods | 1) Confiscation one week or until parent meets with an administrator and retrieves the item up | 1) Confiscation one week | 1) Confiscation two weeks |
| Falsifying Records Forged notes, passes, Imitating parent/guardian | 1) 1-3 day suspension 2) Parent notification/ conference 3) Cancellation of positions of trust | 1) 5 day suspension 2) Parent notification/ conference 3) Cancellation of positions of trust | 1) 5 day suspension 2) Parent notification/conf. 3) Cancellation of positions of trust |
| Fighting (no injury) If both students involved in behavior leading to a fight | 1) 1-5 day suspension 2) Parent notification 3) Parent conference for conflict resolution | 1) 3-5 day suspension 2) Parent notification 3) Parent conference for conflict resolution | 1) 5 day suspension 2) Parent notification 3) Parent conference for conflict resolution 4) Alternate placement |
| Fighting (injury) | 1) 1-5 day suspension 2) Parent conference for conflict resolution 3) Police report | 1) 1-5 day suspension 2) Parent conference for conflict resolution 3) Expulsion recommended 4) Police report | |
| Fire Alarms Pulling alarms | 1) 5 day suspension 2) Parent conference 3) Police report | 1) 5 day suspension 2) Parent conference 3) Police report 4) Alternate placement considered | |
| Gambling | 1) 1-3 day detention 2) Confiscation of equipment 3) Parent notification | 1) 1-3 day suspension 2) Confiscation of equipment 3) Parent notification | |
| Harassment, sexual | 1) 1-5 day suspension 2) Parent notification 3) Conference w/ student counselor, administrator 4) Board regulations provided | 1) 3-5 day suspension 2) Parent conference 3) Counselor referral/transfer | 1) 5 day suspension 2) Alternative placement |
| Harassment, Hazing (Intimidation) Physical, Ethnic, Emotional, Racial | 1) 1-5 day suspension 2) Police action if warranted 3) Transfer | ||
| Smoking | 1) 1 day suspension 2) Parent notification | 1) 2 day suspension 2) Parent conference | 1) 3 day suspension 2) Parent conference |
| Theft/Possession of stolen property | 1) 1-3 day suspension 2) Parent conference 3) Restitution 4) Counselor referral 5) Police report | ||
| Threats (student) | 1) 1-5 day suspension 2) Parent conference 3) Counselor referral 4) Police report | ||
| Threats (staff) | 1) 1-5 day suspension 2) Parent conference 3) Counselor referral 4) Police report | ||
| Verbal Abuse (directed at staff) Including Ethnic, Racial | 1) 1-5 day class suspension 2) 1-2 day suspension 3) Parent notification | 1) 3-5 day suspension 2) Parent conference | 1) Student withdrawn from class |
| Verbal Abuse (directed at student) Including Ethnic, Racial | 1) 1-5 day class suspension 2) 1-2 day suspension 3) Parent notification/ conference | 1) 3-5 day suspension 2) Parent/teacher conference | 1) Student withdrawn from class |
| Vandalism Includes graffiti, damage to or misuse of school property | 1) 1-5 day suspension 2) Restitution, clean-up 3) Parent conference 4) Loss of privileges 5) Police report | ||
| Weapons | 1) Suspension pending expulsion |
