It is the intention of the Board of Education that the District's schools help students achieve maximum development of individual knowledge, skills and competence and that they learn behavior patterns which will enable them to be responsible, contributing members of society.
The Board, in accordance with state law, shall adopt and approve a written code of conduct for students based upon the principle that every student is expected to show respect for and to obey persons in authority. The code shall also emphasize that certain behavior, especially behavior that disrupts the classroom and learning environment, is unacceptable and may result in disciplinary action. The code shall emphasize proportionate disciplinary interventions and consequences and keeping students engaged in learning. The code shall be enforced uniformly, fairly and consistently for all students.
All Board-adopted policies and Board-approved regulations containing the letters "JIC" in the file name shall be considered as constituting the conduct section of the legally-required code.
Parents, students, teachers, administrators and other community members shall be consulted in the development of the code of conduct.
The rules shall not infringe on constitutionally protected rights, shall be clearly and specifically described, shall be printed in a handbook or some other publication made available to students and parents/guardians, and shall have an effective date subsequent to the dissemination of the published handbook.
The conduct and discipline code shall be distributed once to each student in elementary, middle, and high school and once to each new student in the District. Copies shall be posted or kept on file in each school in the District. The Superintendent shall ensure reasonable measures are taken to ensure each student is familiar with the code. In addition, any significant change in the code shall be distributed to each student and posted in each school.
Teachers are expected to maintain a disciplined and orderly classroom and a productive learning environment. The administration and other District employees shall provide the classroom teacher with support and assistance to maintain that environment. All employees of the District shall be expected to share the responsibility for supervising the behavior of students and for seeing that they abide by the established rules of conduct.
Students are expected to pursue the educational program and to behave in such a way that their presence does not detract from their own education or the education of others. Students shall treat teachers, administrators, other District employees and fellow students with dignity and respect and shall behave in such a manner that their presence does not detract from a productive educational environment. Students shall be expected to comply with District, school and classroom rules.
No organization with or without Board of Education sanction shall engage in hazing or pledging within school jurisdiction. Those students willfully violating this policy shall be referred to the administration for disciplinary action in keeping with established regulations.
Adoption Date: October 10, 2000
Last Revised: August 13, 2012
| Cross References: | ACC - Intimidation, Harassment and Hazing |
| JIC – Student Conduct | |
| JICDA - Conduct and Discipline Code | |
| JK - Student Discipline | |