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AR Code § 6-18-511 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 18 - Students|Subchapter 5 - Discipline|§ 6-18-511. Removal by teacher

 (a) Consistent with state and federal law, a teacher may remove a student from class and send him or her to the principal's or principal's designee's office in order to maintain effective discipline in the classroom.  (b) A teacher may remove from class a student:  (1) Who has been documented by the teacher as repeatedly interfering with the teacher's ability to teach the students in the class or with the ability of the student's classmates to learn; or  (2) Whose behavior the teacher determines is so unruly, disruptive, or abusive that it seriously interferes with the teacher's ability to teach the students in the class or with the ability of the student's classmates to learn.    (c) If a teacher removes a student from class in accordance with subsection (b) of this section, the principal or his or her designee may:  (1) Place the student into another appropriate classroom, into in-school suspension, or into the district's alternative learning environment, so long as such placement is consistent with the school district's written student discipline policy;  (2) Return the student to the class; or  (3) Take other appropriate action consistent with the school district's discipline policy, state law, and federal law.    (d)  (1) If a teacher removes a student from class two (2) times during any nine-week grading period or its equivalent as determined by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, the principal or the principal's designee may not return the student to the teacher's class unless a conference is held for the purpose of determining the causes of the problem and possible solutions, with the following individuals present:  (A) The principal or the principal's designee;  (B) The teacher;  (C) The school counselor;  (D) The parents, guardians, or persons in loco parentis; and  (E) The student, if appropriate.    (2) The failure of the parents, guardians, or persons in loco parentis to attend the conference provided for in this subsection shall not prevent the conference from being held nor prevent any action from being taken as a result of that conference.
AR Code § 6-18-512 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 18 - Students|Subchapter 5 - Discipline|§ 6-18-512. Seizure of hand-held laser pointers

 Each school district shall adopt a policy providing for the seizure by school personnel of hand-held laser pointers in the possession of students.
AR Code § 6-18-513 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 18 - Students|Subchapter 5 - Discipline|§ 6-18-513. Parental notification

 (a) A school or school district shall comply with subsection (b) of this section if the school or school district with respect to a student under the age of eighteen (18):  (1) Makes a report to any law enforcement agency concerning student misconduct;  (2) Grants law enforcement personnel other than a school resource officer acting in the normal course and scope of his or her assigned duties access to a student; or  (3) Knows that a student has been taken into custody by law enforcement personnel during the school day or while under school supervision.    (b)  (1) The principal or, in the principal's absence, the principal's designee shall make a reasonable, good faith effort to notify the student's parent, legal guardian, or other person having lawful control of the student by court order or person acting in loco parentis listed on student enrollment forms of the occurrence of any of the events in subsection (a) of this section.  (2) The principal or the principal's designee shall notify the student's parent, legal guardian, or other person having lawful control of the student under an order of court or person acting in loco parentis that the student has been reported to, interviewed by, or taken into custody by law enforcement personnel.  (3) If the principal or the principal's designee is unable to reach the parent, he or she shall make a reasonable, good faith effort to get a message to the parent to call either the principal or the principal's designee and leave both a day and an after-hours telephone number.    (c) Notification required by subsection (b) of this section is not required if school personnel make a report or file a complaint based on suspected child maltreatment as required under § 12-18-401 et seq. or if a law enforcement officer, investigator of the Crimes Against Children Division of the Department of Arkansas State Police, or Department of Human Services investigator or personnel member interviews a student during the course of an investigation of suspected child maltreatment.  (d)  (1) The principal or the principal's designee shall not provide notification under subsection (b) of this section if a request is made to interview a student during the course of an investigation of suspected child maltreatment and a parent, guardian, custodian, or person standing in loco parentis is named as an alleged offender.  (2) The investigator shall provide the school with documentation that notification to the parent, guardian, custodian, or person standing in loco parentis is prohibited.    (e) Subsection (d) of this section shall only apply to interview requests made by:  (1) A law enforcement officer;  (2) An investigator of the division; or  (3) An investigator or employee of the Department of Human Services.
AR Code § 6-18-515 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 18 - Students|Subchapter 5 - Discipline|§ 6-18-515. Use of personal electronic devices — Definition

 (a) As used in this section, “personal electronic device” means without limitation a:  (1) Cellular telephone;  (2) Paging device;  (3) Beeper;  (4) Mobile telephone that offers advanced computing and internet accessibility;  (5) Digital media player;  (6) Portable game console;  (7) Tablet, notebook, or laptop computer;  (8) Digital camera; and  (9) Digital video or audio recorder.    (b) A school district may establish a written student discipline policy and exemptions concerning the possession and use by a student of a personal electronic device:  (1) On school property;  (2) At an after-school activity; or  (3) At a school-related function.    (c) The policy may, without limitation:  (1) Allow or restrict the possession and use of a personal electronic device;  (2) Allow the use of a personal electronic device in school for instructional purposes at the discretion of a teacher or administrator;  (3) Limit the times or locations in which a personal electronic device may be used to make telephone calls, send text messages or emails, or engage in other forms of communication;  (4) Allow or prohibit the use of any photographic, audio, or video recording capabilities of a personal electronic device while in school;  (5) Exempt the possession or use of a personal electronic device by a student who is required to use such a device for health or another compelling reason;  (6) Exempt the possession or use of a personal electronic device after normal school hours for extracurricular activities; and  (7) Include other relevant provisions deemed appropriate and necessary by the school district.
AR Code § 6-18-516 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 18 - Students|Subchapter 5 - Discipline|§ 6-18-516. Effective school discipline — Definition

 (a) As used in this section, “exclusionary disciplinary actions” means out-of-school suspension and expulsion.  (b)  (1) Annually, the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall report at the school, school district, and state level the following data concerning exclusionary disciplinary actions, in-school suspensions, and corporal punishment:  (A) Number per one hundred (100) students for the entire population;  (B) Number per one hundred (100) students for any racial or ethnic subgroup required for accountability by the Every Student Succeeds Act, Pub. L. No. 114-95;  (C) Number per one hundred (100) students for economically disadvantaged students; and  (D) Number per one hundred (100) students for students with disabilities identified under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq.    (2) The division shall report exclusionary disciplinary actions by both:  (A) Combining out-of-school suspensions and expulsions; and  (B) Separately listing out-of-school suspensions and expulsions.      (c) The division shall report the data required in subsection (b) of this section:  (1) On the website of the division to the extent that publication is consistent with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1232g; and  (2) In a manner that reflects historical trends and allows for the comparison of schools and school districts.    (d) The division shall:  (1) Provide school districts with resources for the best practices in effective school discipline; and  (2) Annually communicate to school districts:  (A) The availability of and how to access the data listed in subsection (b) of this section; and  (B) How to access the resources listed in subdivision (d)(1) of this section.      (e) The division, or researcher identified by the division, shall provide an annual report to the State Board of Education analyzing disciplinary infractions, disciplinary actions, and disciplinary disparities existing throughout the state.
AR Code § 6-18-601 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 18 - Students|Subchapter 6 - Fraternities, Sororities, Etc.|§ 6-18-601. Definition

 As used in this subchapter, “public school fraternity, sorority, or other secret organization or society” means any type of organization or society that fosters undemocratic practices and seeks to perpetuate itself by taking in additional members from the pupils enrolled in that school or local school system on the basis of the decision of its membership rather than upon the free choice of any pupil in the school who is qualified by the rules of the school to fill the special aims of the organization or society.
AR Code § 6-18-602 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 18 - Students|Subchapter 6 - Fraternities, Sororities, Etc.|§ 6-18-602. Penalty

 Any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the provisions of this subchapter shall be guilty of a violation and upon conviction shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100) for each and every offense.
AR Code § 6-18-603 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 18 - Students|Subchapter 6 - Fraternities, Sororities, Etc.|§ 6-18-603. Unlawful organizations

 Any public school fraternity, sorority, or other secret organization or society as defined in this subchapter is declared to be inimical to public free schools and therefore unlawful.
AR Code § 6-18-604 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 18 - Students|Subchapter 6 - Fraternities, Sororities, Etc.|§ 6-18-604. Exclusions

 The provisions of this subchapter shall not apply to:   (1) Fraternities, sororities, or secret societies of the University of Arkansas, any state teachers' college, or other state-supported institutions of junior college rank, or rank above junior college, or senior high school students of national fraternities or sororities, nor to students of these institutions in their relation to such societies or organizations in these institutions; or  (2) Any nonsecret society or organization authorized and sponsored by the public school authorities.
AR Code § 6-18-605 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 18 - Students|Subchapter 6 - Fraternities, Sororities, Etc.|§ 6-18-605. Suspension or expulsion of members

 It shall be the duty of school directors and boards of education, school inspectors, and other corporate authority managing and controlling any of the public schools of the state to suspend or expel from the schools under their control any pupil who shall:   (1) Be or remain a member, promise to join, become a member, or solicit other persons to join, promise to join, or pledge to become a member of any such public school fraternity, sorority, or other secret organization or society; or  (2) Wear or display any insignia of such public school fraternity, sorority, or other secret organization or society while in and attending public schools.
AR Code § 6-18-606 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 18 - Students|Subchapter 6 - Fraternities, Sororities, Etc.|§ 6-18-606. Soliciting pledges

 It shall be unlawful from and after the passage of this act for any person not enrolled in a public school of this state to solicit any pupil enrolled in a public school of this state to join or pledge himself or herself to become a member of a public school fraternity, sorority, or other secret organization or society, or to solicit any such pupil to attend a meeting thereof or any meeting in which the joining of any public school fraternity, sorority, or other secret organization or society shall be encouraged.
AR Code § 6-18-607 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 18 - Students|Subchapter 6 - Fraternities, Sororities, Etc.|§ 6-18-607. Reference to unlawful organizations in publications

 It shall be unlawful for any public newspaper, periodical, or other publication to designate in its columns public school fraternity, sorority, or other secret organization or society as defined in § 6-18-601, or refer to such public school fraternity, sorority, or other secret organization or society in any published reference as a public school fraternity, sorority, or other secret organization or society.
AR Code § 6-18-701 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 18 - Students|Subchapter 7 - Health|§ 6-18-701. Physical examinations — Individualized healthcare plans

 (a) The board of directors of a school district may appoint and provide for the payment of at least one (1) physician or nurse and assign the physician or nurse to the public schools of the district for the purpose of making physical examinations of the public school students as may be prescribed in the rules of the State Board of Education.  (b) The nature of the examination shall be only to detect contagious or infectious diseases or any defect of sight, hearing, or function or condition of health that may prevent a pupil from receiving the full benefit of school work.  (c) The physician or nurse appointed under subsection (a) of this section shall make examinations for contagious or infectious disease, including without limitation the teeth and mouth, whenever the examination may be deemed necessary and make examination for other defects at least one (1) time in each school year, preferably at or near the beginning of the year.  (d) In a city, town, or county where the health authorities provide for the physical examination of public school students as provided in this section, the examination may not be made by any school physician or school nurse.  (e)  (1) A public school student may be excused from the examination under this section on presentation of a certificate from a reputable physician that the physician has recently examined the public school student or on presentation of a written statement of the public school student's parent or guardian that the parent or guardian objects to the examination of his or her child or ward.  (2) However, subdivision (e)(1) of this section does not apply in the case of a public school student suspected of having a contagious or infectious disease.    (f)  (1) A public school student with special healthcare needs, including without limitation a student who has a chronic illness, is considered medically fragile, or who is dependent on technology, shall have an individualized healthcare plan that is developed in collaboration with the school nurse.  (2) An invasive medical procedure required by the public school student and provided at the public school shall be performed by trained and licensed, licensed healthcare provider who is licensed to perform the task under § 17-87-102(10)(D) or other professional licensure statutes, unless otherwise permissible under § 17-87-103(10) and (11).  (3) A regular classroom teacher shall not perform tasks under subdivision (f)(2) of this section, except as otherwise permissible under § 6-18-711(c).  (4) Custodial healthcare services required by a public school student under an individualized healthcare plan shall be provided by trained school employees other than the regular classroom teacher.
AR Code § 6-18-705 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 18 - Students|Subchapter 7 - Health|§ 6-18-705. Breakfast program

 (a)  (1) Beginning with the 1991-1992 school year, any schools located in a school district in which forty percent (40%) or more of the students enrolled in the school on October 1 of the preceding school year were eligible for free or reduced-price meals shall establish a school breakfast program.  (2) Beginning with the 1992-1993 school year, any schools located in a school district in which thirty-five percent (35%) or more of the students enrolled in the school on October 1 of the preceding school year were eligible for free or reduced-price meals shall establish a school breakfast program.  (3) Beginning with the 1993-1994 school year, any schools located in a school district in which twenty percent (20%) or more of the students enrolled in the school on October 1 of the preceding school year were eligible for free or reduced-price meals shall establish a school breakfast program.    (b) Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to prevent a school district not covered herein from implementing a school breakfast program or to prevent a school district from implementing a school breakfast program during an earlier year than required under this section.  (c) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education may promulgate rules necessary for implementation of this section in compliance with federal regulations and guidelines.  (d)  (1)  (A) The State Board of Education may grant a one-year waiver of the requirements of this section to a school covered by this section that lacks facilities or equipment to offer a school breakfast program and in which the acquisition of such by the district would work an extreme hardship during the required year.  (B) However, such waiver shall expire and may not be renewed at the beginning of the following school year.    (2) In any high school under the requirements of this section, if fifty percent (50%) or more of the eligible students refuse to participate in the school breakfast program during any year of the program as demonstrated by sufficient proof to the division, the state board may grant a waiver from the requirements of this section to the high school.    (e) The division is hereby authorized to withhold state equalization aid from any school district that fails to comply with the provisions of this section.
AR Code § 6-18-706 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 18 - Students|Subchapter 7 - Health|§ 6-18-706. School nurse — Definition

 (a) In order to improve the health status and educational achievement of the children of this state, the General Assembly hereby determines that an appropriate school nurse-to-student ratio is essential to effectively meet the healthcare needs of these children.  (b) For purposes of this section, “school nurse” means a licensed nurse engaging in school nursing activities.  (c)  (1) Beginning with the 2004-2005 school year, all school districts shall have no fewer than the full-time equivalent of one (1) school nurse per seven hundred fifty (750) students or the proportionate ratio thereof.  (2) In districts having a high concentration of children with disabling conditions as determined by the State Board of Education, the ratio of school nurses to students should be one (1) to four hundred (400) in those schools so designated.  (3) In a district that provides a center for profoundly disabled students, the ratio should be one (1) school nurse per one hundred twenty-five (125) students at that center.    (d)  (1) School nurses may be employed or provided by contract or agreement with other agencies or individuals provided that the prescribed ratio and equivalency are maintained.  (2) However, no school nurse may be employed by, or contract with, any public secondary or elementary school of this state except with the prior approval of the local school district board of directors.    (e)  (1) The provisions of this section shall be effective only upon the availability of state funds.  (2) Available funds shall be distributed to school districts based on the previous year's three-quarter average daily membership.
AR Code § 6-18-708 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally|Chapter 18 - Students|Subchapter 7 - Health|§ 6-18-708. Health and safety in public schools

 (a) A school district shall develop procedures concerning student physical activity in its public schools that include without limitation the recognition and management of the following events or conditions that may be encountered by a student during athletic training and physical activities:  (1) A concussion, dehydration, or other health emergency;  (2) An environmental issue that threatens the health or safety of students;  (3) A communicable disease; and  (4) A sudden cardiac arrest.    (b)  (1) Every three (3) years as part of the requirements for professional development, a person employed by a school district as an athletics coach shall complete training on the events and conditions identified in subsection (a) of this section.  (2) The training may include a component on best practices for a coach to educate parents of students involved in athletics on sports safety.    (c)  (1) Beginning with the 2019-2020 school year, a person employed by a school district as an athletics coach who fails to meet the requirements of subdivision (b)(1) of this section shall not be eligible to coach an athletic activity until the training requirements are met.  (2) If a person fails to meet the requirements of subdivision (b)(1) of this section and continues to coach an athletic activity, the school district shall:  (A) For the first violation, suspend the person from coaching an athletic activity until training requirements are met;  (B) For the second violation, suspend the person from coaching an athletic activity for the remainder of the athletic season and the next athletic season; and  (C) For the third violation, permanently suspend the person from coaching an athletic activity.