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16 V.S.A. § 1127
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 25 - Attendance and Discipline|§ 1127. Notice and complaint by truant officer; penalty

§ 1127. Notice and complaint by truant officer; penalty|(a) The truant officer, upon receiving the notice provided in section 1126 of this title, shall inquire into the cause of the nonattendance of the child. If he or she finds that the child is absent without cause, the truant officer shall give written notice to the person having the control of the child that the child is absent from school without cause and shall also notify that person to cause the child to attend school regularly thereafter.(b) When, after receiving notice, a person fails, without legal excuse, to cause a child to attend school as required by this chapter, he or she shall be fined not more than $1,000.00 pursuant to subsection (c) of this section.(c) The truant officer shall enter a complaint to the State's Attorney of the county and shall provide a statement of the evidence upon which the complaint is based. The State's Attorney shall prosecute the person. In the prosecution, the complaint, information, or indictment shall be deemed sufficient if it states that the respondent (naming the respondent) having the control of a child of school age (naming the child) neglects to send that child to a public school or an approved or recognized independent school or a home study program as required by law. (Amended 1981, No. 151 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 1987, No. 97, § 6, eff. June 23, 1987; 1991, No. 24, § 11; 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 122, eff. Feb. 14, 2014; 2017, No. 93 (Adj. Sess.), § 15.)
16 V.S.A. § 1128
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 25 - Attendance and Discipline|§ 1128. Legal pupil taken to school; nonresident child living in district

§ 1128. Legal pupil taken to school; nonresident child living in district|(a) A superintendent may and the truant officer shall stop a child between the ages of six and 16 years or a child 16 years of age or over and enrolled in public school, wherever found during school hours, and shall, unless such child is excused or exempted from school attendance, take the child to the school that she or he should attend.(b) A child of legal school age who is not exempt from school attendance and who has not finished the elementary school course and is living in a district other than the place of legal residence shall, with the school board's approval, be admitted immediately to a school in the district where he or she is found. If the child is not admitted to school, then immediate action shall be taken by the truant officer to cause the return of the child to the district of his or her residence. (Amended 1965, No. 46, § 4, eff. May 5, 1965; 1999, No. 113 (Adj. Sess.), § 5.)
16 V.S.A. § 1129
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 25 - Attendance and Discipline|§ 1129. Jurisdiction of nonresidents

§ 1129. Jurisdiction of nonresidents|The superintendent of a school in which a nonresident pupil is enrolled and a truant officer having jurisdiction of the pupils in such school shall have the same authority and jurisdiction over such nonresident pupil and the person having the control of such pupil as they have over resident pupils and the persons having control of such pupils.
16 V.S.A. § 1161a
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 25 - Attendance and Discipline|§ 1161a. Discipline

§ 1161a. Discipline|(a) Each public and each approved independent school shall adopt and implement a comprehensive plan for responding to student misbehavior. To the extent appropriate, the plan shall promote the positive development of youths. The plan shall include:  (1) The school's approach to classroom management and response to disruptive behavior, including the use of alternative educational settings. (2) The manner in which the school will provide information and training to students in methods of conflict resolution, peer mediation, and anger management. (3) Procedures for informing parents of the school's discipline policies, for notifying parents of student misconduct, and for working with parents to improve student behavior. (4) The school's response to significant disruptions, such as threats or use of bombs or weapons. (5) A description of how the school will ensure that all staff and contractors who routinely have unsupervised contact with students periodically receive training on the maintenance of a safe, orderly, civil, and positive learning environment. The training shall be appropriate to the role of the staff member being trained and shall teach classroom and behavior management, enforcement of the school's discipline policies, and positive youth development models. (6) A description of behaviors on and off school grounds that constitute misconduct, including harassment, bullying, and hazing, particularly those behaviors that may be grounds for expulsion. The plan shall include a description of misconduct as listed in subdivisions 11(a)(26)(A)-(C) and (32) of this title that, although serious, does not rise to the level of harassment or bullying as those terms are defined in these subdivisions. (7) Standard due process procedures for suspension and expulsion of a student.   (b) For the purpose of this chapter, "corporal punishment" means the intentional infliction of physical pain upon the body of a pupil as a disciplinary measure.(c) No person employed by or agent of a public or approved independent school shall inflict or cause to be inflicted corporal punishment upon a student attending the school or the institution. However, this section does not prohibit a person from using reasonable and necessary force:  (1) to quell a disturbance; (2) to obtain possession of weapons or other dangerous objects upon the person of or within the control of a student; (3) for the purpose of self defense; or (4) for the protection of persons or property. (Added 1983, No. 145 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1995, No. 35, § 3; 1999, No. 113 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; 2003, No. 91 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 2003, No. 117 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 123, eff. Feb. 14, 2014; 2019, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 74.)
16 V.S.A. § 1162
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 25 - Attendance and Discipline|§ 1162. Suspension or expulsion of students

§ 1162. Suspension or expulsion of students|(a) A superintendent or principal may, pursuant to policies adopted by the school board that are consistent with State Board rules, suspend a student for up to 10 school days or, with the approval of the board of the school district, expel a student for up to the remainder of the school year or up to 90 school days, whichever is longer, for misconduct:  (1) on school property, on a school bus, or at a school-sponsored activity when the misconduct makes the continued presence of the student harmful to the welfare of the school; (2) not on school property, on a school bus, or at a school-sponsored activity where direct harm to the welfare of the school can be demonstrated; or (3) not on school property, on a school bus, or at a school-sponsored activity where the misconduct can be shown to pose a clear and substantial interference with another student's equal access to educational programs.   (b) Nothing contained in this section shall prevent a superintendent or principal, subject to subsequent due process procedures, from removing immediately from a school a student who poses a continuing danger to persons or property or an ongoing threat of disrupting the academic process of the school, or from expelling a student who brings a weapon to school pursuant to section 1166 of this title.(c) Principals, superintendents, and school boards are authorized and encouraged to provide alternative education services or programs to students during any period of suspension or expulsion authorized under this section.(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this chapter, a student enrolled in a public school who is under eight years of age shall not be suspended or expelled from the school; provided, however, that the school may suspend or expel the student if the student poses an imminent threat of harm or danger to others in the school. (Amended 1977, No. 33, § 3; 1977, No. 130 (Adj. Sess.); 1995, No. 35, § 4; 1999, No. 113 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 2001, No. 8, § 19; 2011, No. 58, § 37, eff. May 31, 2011; 2021, No. 35, § 6, eff. May 18, 2021.)
16 V.S.A. § 1163
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 25 - Attendance and Discipline|§ 1163. Transfer of suspension or expulsion to other schools

§ 1163. Transfer of suspension or expulsion to other schools|(a) If a student transfers from one Vermont public or independent school to another, then upon application by the student and after a review of whether the school can provide the student with appropriate services, the new school may choose to continue a suspension or expulsion imposed by the original school.(b) During a period of suspension or expulsion imposed under section 1162 of this title, a student, or parent or guardian, shall not be subject to the provisions of subchapter 3 of this chapter regarding compulsory attendance at school, unless the conditions of the suspension or expulsion include participation in a program in the school or an alternative program outside the school. Further, nothing in this section shall prohibit a suspended or expelled student from applying to a different Vermont public or independent school during the period of suspension or expulsion and attending if accepted.(c) A school district that provides for the education of a suspended or expelled student by paying tuition to a public or approved independent school may, at the discretion of the school board, provide for the education of the student during the period of suspension or expulsion by paying tuition to another public or approved independent school. (Added 1999, No. 113 (Adj. Sess.), § 8; amended 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 124, eff. Feb. 14, 2014.)
16 V.S.A. § 1165
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 25 - Attendance and Discipline|§ 1165. Alcohol and drug abuse

§ 1165. Alcohol and drug abuse|(a) The State Board, in consultation with local school boards, the alcohol and drug division, the law enforcement authorities, and the juvenile court system shall formulate a general policy for the education, discipline, and referral for rehabilitation of students who are involved with alcohol or drug abuse on school property or at school functions.(b) The State Board shall adopt rules for all school districts that include standards consistent with due process of law for discipline, suspension, or dismissal of students and recommended procedures for education and for referral for treatment and rehabilitation.(c) Each school district shall adopt its own policy consistent with the State Board's rules setting forth recommended procedures for education; referral for treatment, counseling, and rehabilitation; and standards consistent with due process of law for discipline, suspension, or dismissal of students in accordance with section 1162 of this title. Nothing in this section is intended to mandate local school districts to employ counselors for treatment or rehabilitation.(d) [Repealed.](e) No municipality, school district, or officer or employee of the school district shall be liable for civil damages in connection with the implementation of the purposes of this section so long as they have acted in good faith and not knowingly in violation of the constitutional or civil rights of any person.(f), (g) [Repealed.]  (Added 1979, No. 62, § 1, eff. April 27, 1979; amended 1983, No. 51, § 4, eff. April 22, 1983; 2003, No. 107 (Adj. Sess.), § 21; 2007, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 125, eff. Feb. 14, 2014.)
16 V.S.A. § 1166
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 25 - Attendance and Discipline|§ 1166. Possession of a firearm at school

§ 1166. Possession of a firearm at school|(a) In this section, the terms "to school" and "firearm" shall have the same meaning that the terms have in 18 U.S.C. § 921. The school board may expand the definitions, however, provided they remain consistent with federal law.(b) Each school board shall adopt and implement policies regarding a student who brings a firearm to or possesses a firearm at school, which at a minimum shall include:  (1) A provision that any student who brings a firearm to or possesses a firearm at school shall be referred to a law enforcement agency. In addition to any other action the law enforcement agency may take, it may report the incident to the Department for Children and Families. (2) A provision that the superintendent or principal, with the approval of the school board following opportunity for a hearing, shall expel from the school for not less than one calendar year any student who brings a firearm to or possesses a firearm at school; provided, however, the school board may modify the expulsion on a case-by-case basis. Modifications may be granted in circumstances such as:  (A) The student is unaware that he or she has brought a firearm to or possessed a firearm at school. (B) The student did not intend to use the firearm to threaten or endanger others. (C) The student has a disability and the misconduct is related to the student's disability. (D) The student does not present an ongoing threat to others and a lengthy expulsion would not serve the best interests of the student.    (c) Annually at a time and on a form determined by the Secretary, each superintendent shall provide the Secretary with a description of the circumstances surrounding expulsions imposed under this section, the number of students expelled, and the type of firearm involved. (Added 1995, No. 35, § 5; amended 2003, No. 36, § 9; 2011, No. 58, § 11, eff. May 31, 2011; 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 126, eff. Feb. 14, 2014; 2013, No. 96 (Adj. Sess.), § 77.)
16 V.S.A. § 1167
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 25 - Attendance and Discipline|§ 1167. School resource officer; memorandum of understanding

§ 1167. School resource officer; memorandum of understanding|(a) Neither the State Board nor the Agency shall regulate the use of restraint and seclusion on school property by a school resource officer certified pursuant to 20 V.S.A. § 2358.(b) School boards and law enforcement agencies are encouraged to enter into memoranda of understanding relating to:  (1) the possession and use of weapons and devices by a school resource officer on school property; and (2) the nature and scope of assistance that a school resource officer will provide to the school system. (Added 2011, No. 101 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 4, 2012; amended 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 127, eff. Feb. 14, 2014.)
16 V.S.A. § 1222
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 27 - Transportation and Board|§ 1222. Students who may be furnished transportation

§ 1222. Students who may be furnished transportation|(a) Each legal pupil, as defined in section 1073 of this title, who is entitled or required to attend an elementary school or a secondary school may be furnished with total or partial transportation to school, or board, as in the opinion of the school board is reasonable and necessary to enable the student to attend school. Each school board shall adopt a transportation policy for students required to attend school in accordance with the procedure specified in subdivision 563(1) of this title. The policy shall consider the transportation needs of students, including such factors as the age and health of a student, distance to be travelled, and condition and type of highway. The policy and any subsequent amendments shall be filed in the principal's office in each school in the district. Compensation may be paid to parents or guardians and shall be payable only in return for actual transportation or board as shall be stipulated by the school board.(b) The provisions of 23 V.S.A. § 376 relative to the use of motor vehicles for a municipal purpose shall apply to this section.(c) Expenditures by a school district for transportation or board under this chapter shall be included in computing current school expenses under chapter 123 of this title. (Amended 1965, No. 102, § 1, eff. June 17, 1965; 1969, No. 298 (Adj. Sess.), § 8; 1971, No. 12; 2001, No. 61, § 75, eff. June 16, 2001; 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 128, eff. Feb. 14, 2014.)
16 V.S.A. § 1224
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 27 - Transportation and Board|§ 1224. Reports

§ 1224. Reports|The superintendent shall include in his or her annual report to the school board of each district data regarding the students in the district who have been transported or boarded under the provisions of this chapter and the associated expenses. Annually, at a time fixed by the State Board, the superintendent shall report to the Board regarding the students transported or boarded under the provisions of this chapter and the associated expenses. (Amended 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 128, eff. Feb. 14, 2014.)
16 V.S.A. § 1261a
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 27 - Transportation and Board|§ 1261a. Definitions

§ 1261a. Definitions|As used in this subchapter:  (1) "Food programs" means provision of food to persons under programs meeting standards for assistance under the National School Lunch Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1751 et seq., and in the Child Nutrition Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1771 et seq., each as amended. (2) "School board" means the governing body responsible for the administration of a public school. (3) "Independent school board" means a governing body responsible for the administration of a nonprofit independent school exempt from United States income taxes. (Added 1969, No. 21, § 1; amended 1991, No. 24, § 11; 2011, No. 58, § 22, eff. May 31, 2011; 2019, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 75; 2021, No. 20, § 60.)
16 V.S.A. § 1262a
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 27 - Transportation and Board|§ 1262a. Award of grants

§ 1262a. Award of grants|(a)(1) The Agency may, from funds appropriated for this subsection to the Agency, award grants to:   (A) supervisory unions for the use of member school boards that establish and operate food programs; (B) independent school boards that establish and operate food programs; and (C) approved education programs, as defined in subdivision 11(a)(34) of this title and operating under private nonprofit ownership as defined in the National School Lunch Act, that establish and operate food programs for students engaged in a teen parent education program or students enrolled in a Vermont public school.  (2) The amount of any grant awarded under this subsection shall not be more than the amount necessary, in addition to any reimbursement from federal funds, to pay the actual cost of the meal.   (b) The Agency may, from funds available to the Agency for this subsection, award grants to supervisory unions consisting of one or more school districts that need to initiate or expand food programs in order to meet the requirements of section 1264 of this title and that seek assistance in meeting the cost of initiation or expansion. The amount of the grants shall be limited to 75 percent of the cost deemed necessary by the Secretary to construct, renovate, or acquire additional facilities and equipment to provide lunches to all students, and shall be reduced by the amount of funds available from federal or other sources, including those funds available under section 3448 of this title. The Agency shall direct supervisory unions seeking grants under this section to share facilities and equipment within the supervisory union and with other supervisory unions for the provision of lunches wherever more efficient and effective operation of food programs can be expected to result.(c) On a quarterly basis, from State funds appropriated to the Agency for this subsection, the Agency shall award to each supervisory union, independent school board, and approved education program as described in subsection (a) of this section a sum equal to the amount that would have been the student share of the cost of all breakfasts and lunches actually provided in the district during the previous quarter to students eligible for a reduced-price breakfast under the federal school breakfast program and students eligible for a reduced-price lunch under the federal school lunch program.(d) The Agency shall, from funds appropriated for this subsection to the Agency, award grants to supervisory unions and supervisory districts in accordance with section 1264a of this title (locally produced foods). If the amount appropriated for this purpose is insufficient to fully fund the grants under that section, then the grant amounts that are awarded shall be prorated. (Added 1969, No. 21, § 2; amended 1973, No. 252 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2007, No. 192 (Adj. Sess.), § 6.027; 2011, No. 58, § 22, eff. May 31, 2011; 2013, No. 50, § E.501.1; 2021, No. 67, § 5, eff. June 8, 2021.)
16 V.S.A. § 1262b
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 27 - Transportation and Board|§ 1262b. Rules

§ 1262b. Rules|The State Board shall adopt rules governing grants under section 1262a of this title. The rules shall provide for grants from State funds in accordance with federal guidelines for food programs. The State Board may adopt other rules that are necessary to carry out the provisions of this subchapter. (Added 1969, No. 21, § 3; amended 1971, No. 29; 1973, No. 252 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 2011, No. 58, § 22, eff. May 31, 2011; 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 131, eff. Feb. 14, 2014.)
16 V.S.A. § 1264
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 27 - Transportation and Board|§ 1264. Food program

§ 1264. Food program|(a)(1) Each school board operating a public school shall cause to operate within the school district a food program that makes available a school lunch, as provided in the National School Lunch Act as amended, and a school breakfast, as provided in the National Child Nutrition Act as amended, to each attending student every school day.  (2) Each school board operating a public school shall offer a summer snack or meals program funded by the Summer Food Service program or the National School Lunch Program for participants in a summer educational or recreational program or camp if:  (A) at least 50 percent of the students in a school in the district were eligible for free or reduced-price meals under subdivision (1) of this subsection for at least one month in the preceding academic year; (B) the district operates or funds the summer educational or recreational program or camp; and (C) the summer educational or recreational program or camp is offered 15 or more hours per week.    (b) In the event of an emergency, the school board may apply to the Secretary for a temporary waiver of the requirements in subsection (a) of this section. The Secretary shall grant the requested waiver if he or she finds that it is unduly difficult for the school district to provide a school lunch, breakfast, or summer meals program, or any combination of the three, and if he or she finds that the school district and supervisory union have exercised due diligence to avoid the emergency situation that gives rise to the need for the requested waiver. In no event shall the waiver extend for a period to exceed 20 school days or, in the case of a summer meals program, the remainder of the summer vacation.(c) The State shall be responsible for the student share of the cost of breakfasts provided to all students eligible for a reduced-price breakfast under the federal school breakfast program and for the student share of the cost of lunches provided to all students eligible for a reduced-price lunch under the federal school lunch program.(d), (e) [Repealed.]  (Added 1973, No. 252 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; amended 2003, No. 22, § 1; 2007, No. 192 (Adj. Sess.), § 6.028; 2009, No. 87 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. April 28, 2010; 2011, No. 58, § 22, eff. May 31, 2011; 2013, No. 50, § E.501.2; 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 132, Feb. 14, 2014; 2019, No. 34, § 4; 2021, No. 67, § 6, eff. June 8, 2021.)