Weapons

incident to the school principal or principal’s designee within 24 hours. If the principal is the person accused of the sexual abuse or sexual misconduct, the oral and written reports should be made to the Chairman of the

Governing Board or the Chairman’s designee. • Any school principal or principal’s designee receiving a report of sexual abuse as defined in O.C.G.A. 19-7-5 shall make an oral report immediately, but in no case later than 24 hours from the time there is reasonable cause to believe a child has been abused. The report should be made by telephone and followed by a written report, if requested, to a child welfare agency providing protective services, as designated by the Department of Human Resources, or, in the absence of such agency, to an appropriate police authority. • Pursuant to ACE procedures, upon receipt of a report under this policy, the principal shall immediately contact the Chairman of the Governing Board, which will initiate an investigation into the allegations. • Reports of acts of sexual misconduct against a student by a teacher, administrator, or other employee not covered by O.C.G.A. 19-7-5 or 20-2-1184 shall be investigated immediately by school personnel. If the investigation of the allegation of sexual misconduct indicates a reasonable cause to believe that the report of sexual misconduct is valid, the school principal or principal’s designee shall make an immediate written report to the Professional Standards Commission Ethics Division. • When it is determined that reports should be made to various outside agencies, the Complex Principal will notify the Chairman of the Governing Board and the Complex Principal will contact appropriate police authorities, and will coordinate with the appropriate authorities to make a report to the appropriate child welfare agencies, and will coordinate with the Chairman of the Governing Board to make a report to the

Professional Standards Commission.

WEAPONS _________________________________________________________________________________

It is the policy of ACE that a student shall not possess, use, handle or transmit any object that reasonably can be considered a weapon. Weapons may include, but are not limited to:

• a pistol; • a revolver; • mace; • any weapon designed or intended to propel a missile of any kind; • any dirk, bowie knife, switchblade knife, ballistic knife; • any knife having a blade of two or more inches; • a straight-edge razor, or razor blade; • a box-cutter • a spring stick, “brass”knuckles (i.e., whether made from metal, thermoplastic, wood, or other similar material); • blackjack, bat, club, or other bludgeon-type weapon; • any flailing instrument consisting of two or more rigid parts connected in such a manner as to allow them to swing freely (e.g. nun chuck, shuriken, or fighting chain • any disc (e.g., throwing star or oriental dart), of whatever configuration, having at least two points or pointed blades which is designed to be thrown or propelled or any weapon of like kind; • any stun gun or Taser as defined in subsection (a) of Code Section 16-11-106.

Students who possess firearms on campus shall be subject to expulsion from ACE pursuant to the Student Discipline Process and will be referred to law enforcement officials. ACE retains the authority to modify such expulsion requirement on a case-by-case basis.

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The Academy for Classical Education does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or operations. These activities include, but are not limited to, hiring and firing or staff, selection of volunteers and vendors, and provision of services. We are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all members of our staff, students, volunteers, subcontractors, and vendors.

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