Suspension

SUSPENSION

Students who are suspended from school may not come on campus at any time or attend a school sponsored function or activity. These activities include field trips (any fees paid for field trips will not be reimbursed as a result of suspension).

Students that are sent to RYDC or incarceration do not forfeit their right to due process hearing. The hearing must be held within 10 days of the notification specified in 20-2-754. If the notification is provided before/while the student is incarcerated, the hearing must proceed within the 10 days even if the student is not present. If the student is not suspended pending a hearing before incarceration, the student may be suspended pending a hearing upon his return from incarceration.

INFORMAL CONFERENCE A teacher or staff member directly involved with the incident will talk with the student regarding how the student should behave. Other actions may be deemed necessary by the principal or designee.

CONFERENCE

A formal conference will be held with the student and guidance counselor or graduation coach. During this conference, the student must agree to change his/her behavior.

PARENT NOTIFICATION

A teacher or staff member directly involved with the incident will talk with the guardian about his or her child’s behavior and work ethic in class.

TEACHER DETENTION

Teachers may assign students after school or break detention for minor classroom infractions or for class tardiness. When students are assigned to after school detention, the student will be given a written detention notice that gives the student and parent/guardian a minimum of 24 hours advance notice of the detention. Students failing to serve teacher detention will have the detention time doubled for the next scheduled day and possibly be referred to an administrator for further discipline.

PARENTAL CONFERENCE

A legal guardian is notified by telephone, personal contact, or letter that a conference may be held with the student, his/her legal guardian, administrator, teacher, counselor, school social worker, graduation coach, and/or other individuals involved.

SOFT REFERRALS

Soft referrals will be generated by the teachers for all discipline issues that occur. When there is a soft referral generated, the teacher should contact the parent as well. From the soft referrals entered by the teacher, office referrals will be generated by the administrator and parents will be notified.

BEHAVIOR THAT WILL RESULT IN DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES Class I Minor Offenses – Grades 6-12

OFFENSE CATEGORIES RECOMMENDED CONSEQUENCES

Distraction of other students – any conduct and/or behavior that is disruptive to the orderly educational process in the classroom or any other instructional setting. Examples: talking excessively, interrupting class functions, chewing gum, provoking other students excessively.

Candy/Entrepreneurship/Non-school Fundraisers • 1st Offense – up to 3 days ISS • 2nd Offense – up to 5 days ISS • 3rd Offense – up to 5 days OSS

• 1st Offense – confiscate/notify parent/guardian • 2nd Offense – confiscate and 3 days ISS; notify parent/ guardian

Excessive tardiness – repeatedly reporting late to school or class Restarts Each Semester/Follows Truancy Policy • 1st Offense – Written Warning • 2nd Offence – Written Warning/Contact parent/ guardian • 3rd Offense – 1 day ISS and contact parent/guardian • 4th Offense – 2 days ISS and 15 days loss of parking permit and parent conference • 5th Offense – 3 days ISS & 30 days loss of parking permit/parent contact • 6th Offense – 1 day OSS and revocation of parking privileges • 7th Offense – Progressive OSS for each additional Offense

Non-directed use of profane or obscene language Verbal, written, gesture

Non-conformity to dress code set at the local school level • 1st Offense – Up to 3 days OSS • 2nd Offense – up to 5 days OSS • 3rd Offense – up to 5 days OSS

• 1st Offense – correct the dress code violation • 2nd Offense – up to 1 days ISS and correct the dress code violation • 3rd Offense – up to 3 days ISS and correct the dress code violation • Continued Offenses – up to 5 days ISS and correct the dress code violation

Failure to follow instructions – Examples: failure to carry correspondence home; failure to obey directions in the hallway, assemblies, classroom, etc. • 1st Offense – 1 day ISS and parent notified • 2nd Offense – 2 days ISS and parent notified • 3rd Offense – 3 days ISS and parent notified • 4th Offense – 1 day OSS • 5th Offense – 3 days OSS