Parent/guardian notification Referral to after-school program Community conferencing Mentoring program Conflict resolution Examples of Administrative Interventions and Responses Student/administrator conference Parent contact Peer mentoring Restorative Justice strategies Referral to school-based health or mental health clinic Community mediation Referral to community organization behavioral progress report LEVEL 2 Examples of Administrative Interventions and Responses These interventions can involve the school administration and aim to correct behavior by stressing the seriousness of the behavior while keeping the student in school. Staff should use these responses in a graduated fashion. Change in schedule or class Reprimand by appropriate administrator Parent/guardian notification Referral to Student Support Team (SST) for consideration of intervention Restorative justice strategies, including school and community service Revision to IEP (for students with disabilities) CSE meeting Removal from the classroom. Suspension from computer/technology in accordance with the acceptable use policy Mediation with offender and victim with the support of the psychologist or social worker Loss of privilege Community conferencing Restitution Assignment of work projects Detention Mentoring Conflict resolution FBA/BIP* For Students with disabilities Peer mediation LEVEL 3
Students (K-12) • • LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 3 LEVEL 4 Level 1: Classroom Support and Student Support Team – may be appropriate when student has no prior incidents and interventions have not been put in place Level 2: Administration – may be appropriate when supports have been put in place in the classroom to address behavior but the behavior has continued to negatively affect the learning of the student and others Level 3: Short Term Suspension - may be appropriate when interventions and supports have been put in place but the behavior is escalating (repeated offenses or more serious offenses) Level 4: Request for Long Term Suspension – may be appropriate when student’s behavior seriously affects the safety and welfare of others in the school INAPPROPRIATE OR DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 3 LEVEL 4 Offense: (39) Unauthorized absence Unauthorized absence from school, including cutting classes, excluding truancy. K-5 students • • 6-12 students • • Offense: (38) Dressing or grooming in a way that causes disruption or danger Dressing or grooming in a way that causes disruption or danger, by wearing accessories including, but not limited to, rings, bracelets, chains, belts, hats, and scarves, or by wearing items of an obscene nature, or by wearing items that state or depict matters of a vulgar or offensive nature. K-5 students • • 6-12 students • • • Offense: (37) Possession and/or use and/or sale and/or distribution of tobacco products and/or dangerous or deadly substances Possession and/or use and/or sale and/or distribution of tobacco products (including e-cigarettes) and/or dangerous or deadly substances (including, but not limited to, chemicals and inhalants) at school, in school vehicles or at school functions. K-5 students •
6-12 students • • Offense: (36) Repeatedly disruptive Repeatedly disruptive and/or substantially interferes with the teacher’s authority in class. K-5 students • • • 6-12 students • • • • LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 LEVEL 3 LEVEL 4 Level 1: Classroom Support and Student Support Team – may be appropriate when student has no prior incidents and interventions have not been put in place Level 2: Administration – may be appropriate when supports have been put in place in the classroom to address behavior but the behavior has continued to negatively affect the learning of the student and others Level 3: Short Term Suspension - may be appropriate when interventions and supports have been put in place but the behavior is escalating (repeated offenses or more serious offenses) 4: Request for Long Term Suspension – may be appropriate when student’s behavior seriously affects the safety and welfare of others in the school INAPPROPRIATE OR DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR 1 LEVEL 2 LEVEL 3 LEVEL 4 Offense: (35) Disturbances outside of the classroom Disturbances outside of the classroom (e.g., lunchroom, recess). K-5 students • • • 6-12 students • • • • Offense: (34) Insubordination The refusal to follow the reasonable directive of a person in authority or the violation of this Code of Conduct or any building or classroom rules, including refusing to identify oneself on request. Persons in authority include, but are not limited to, administrators, teachers, teaching assistants, teacher aides, secretaries, bus drivers, monitors, including bus monitors, custodians, cafeteria workers, security employees. All Students (K-12) • • • • Offense: (33) Possession of and/or showing and/or distribution of obscene material All Students (K-12) • • •
(25) Trespassing on any school property or school function at any time or suspended from school. All Students (K-12) • • Offense: (24) Driving recklessly, speeding, failure to follow school crossing guard’s or traffic directives on school grounds, or parking in unauthorized areas. All Students (K-12) • • Offense: (23) Leaving campus without authorization. All Students (K-12) • • LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 LEVEL 3 4 Level 1: Classroom Support and Student Support Team – may be appropriate when student has no prior incidents and interventions have not been put in place 2: Administration – may be appropriate when supports have been put in place in the classroom to address behavior but the behavior has continued to negatively affect the learning of the student and others 3: Short Term Suspension - may be appropriate when interventions and supports have been put in place but the behavior is escalating (repeated offenses or more serious offenses) Level 4: Request for Long Term Suspension – may be appropriate when student’s behavior seriously affects the safety and welfare of others in the school INAPPROPRIATE OR DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 LEVEL 3 LEVEL 4 Offense: (22) Forgery or fraud All Students (K-12) • • • Offense: (21) Criminal offense Committing any criminal offense (misdemeanor, felony, etc.). All Students (K-12) • • Offense: (20) Any violent act
Suspension from Athletic Participation X X X X Suspension from Social or Extracurricular Activities X X X X Suspension of Other Privileges X X X In School Suspension X X Removal From Classroom X Short Term Suspension X X X Long Term Suspension X X X Permanent Suspension X X X Note: These policies may not be the latest policy therefore you should refer to the district policies for latest versions. for the latest policies. REPORTING CODE VIOLATIONS To School Personnel Students, professional staff and other District personnel are encouraged to report any violation of the Code of Conduct to the Principal or, in his/her absence, the Acting Principal. Such individuals are required to report any threat of violence, including, but not limited to, bomb threats, threats to person or property, whether by oral, written, or electronic means, to the Principal or, in his/her absence, the Acting Principal. Professional staff and other District personnel shall immediately report violent students to the Principal or the Superintendent of Schools. To Local Law Enforcement Agencies (e.g., Police) There are certain behaviors that will not be tolerated under any circumstances and will result in both serious consequences by school personnel and a report to the police. These behaviors include, but are not limited to, the following: Threatened acts of violence. Any acts of violence against persons that constitute a felony or misdemeanor Any other violation of this Code of Conduct that constitutes a felony. All other criminal offenses, e.g., theft, destruction of school property, false fire reports, arson, bomb threats; use, possession, distribution, or sale of drugs or alcohol; possession, use, distribution, or sale of a potentially dangerous or deadly object.