Threats or Intimidations Continued: Hazing Stalking Harassment Includes, but not limited to: epithets; derogatory comments or slurs and lewd propositions; assault; impeding or blocking movement; offensive touching or any physical interference with normal school activity, work or movement, and visual insults such as derogatory posters or cartoons. Discriminatory Harassment Hazing​ means to recklessly or intentionally endanger the health or safety of a student or students or to inflict bodily harm on a student or students in connection with or for the purpose of initiation, admission into or affiliation with or as a condition for continued membership in a club, organization, association, fraternity, sorority, or student body regardless of whether the student or students so endangered or injured participated voluntarily in the relevant activity. Stalking​ Students shall not engage in a pattern of behavior that places another person in fear of serious harm. Harassment​ is a course of conduct​ which annoys, threatens, intimidates, alarms, or puts a person in fear of his/her safety. Harassment is unwanted, unwelcomed and uninvited behavior that demeans, threatens or offends the victim and results in a hostile environment​ the victim and bystanders. Discriminatory Harassment​ is harassment based on sex, gender, race, color, national origin, disability, religion, ancestry, age, marital status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law (or based on a belief that such characteristic exists) which is prohibited by federal and/or state law. The principal of any school at which hazing results in bodily injury shall report the hazing to law enforcement. One or more corrective actions from various categories as listed on page 5 may be utilized to address offenses related to threats or intimidation.
Felony Charges Students charged with any offenses, wherever committed, that would be a felony if committed by an adult may be disciplined and/or required to participate in prevention/intervention activities. Henry County Public Schools reserves the right to reassign a student charged with a criminal offense if his/her presence could pose a safety concern or create a disruption. One or more corrective actions from various categories as listed on page 5 may be utilized to address offenses related to criminal charges. Code Violation Offenses/Example Description/Definitions Prohibited Offenses Corrective Action(s) Character Integrity Cheating Plagiarism Falsification Failure to Report Cheating​ includes the actual giving or receiving of any unauthorized aid or assistance or the​ giving or receiving of unfair advantage on any form of academic work. Plagiarism​ includes the copying of the language, structure, idea and/or thought of another​ representing it as one’s own original work. Falsification​ includes the verbal or written statement of any untruth. Failure to Report Violations of the Student Code of Conduct or​ criminal offenses may result in disciplinary or criminal action. Students are expected to perform honestly through the production of their own work. Attempts toward completion of any act described in this section constitute a violation and may​ punishable to the same extent as if the attempted act had been completed. One or more corrective actions from various categories as listed on page 5 may be utilized to address offenses related to character integrity.