Floyd Calendar 2019-2020

FILE: JFC-E

STANDARDS OF STUDENT CONDUCT AND ATTENDANCE Adopted by the Floyd County School Board on June 20, 2019 TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION 1: STANDARDS OF STUDENT CONDUCT Student Conduct ..................................................................................................................................................... 33 Responsibility of the Superintendent ....................................................................................................................... 33 Responsibility of the Principal .................................................................................................................................. 33 Responsibility of the Faculty and Staff ......................................................................................................................... 33 Responsibility of Students and Parents ....................................................................................................................... 33 Description of Student Behavior ………………………………………………………………………………………………..34 Statement of Position ................................................................................................................................................... 36 Specific Standards of Student Conduct ........................................................................................................................ 36 SECTION 2: CONDUCT AND CONSEQUENCES Bomb Threats ........................................................................................................................................................... 41 Bullying ..................................................................................................................................................................... 41 Cheating/Plagiarizing/Forgery .................................................................................................................................. 42 Computer Network, Internet, and E-mail Acceptable Use ........................................................................................ 42 Conduct on School Buses ........................................................................................................................................ 43 Disruptive Conduct/Hazing/Assault and Battery/Fighting ............................................................................................. 45 Drugs and Alcohol ........................................................................................................................................................ 46 Personal Technology Devices ...................................................................................................................................... 49 Property Damage/Vandalism/Theft .............................................................................................................................. 50 Prohibition Against Harassment and Retaliation ........................................................................................................... 51 Student Dress .............................................................................................................................................................. 56 Tardiness/Skipping Class/Leaving School without Permission ..................................................................................... 57 Threats Against Employees, Students, or Other Persons ............................................................................................. 58 Trespassing/Unauthorized Presence ........................................................................................................................... 58 Tobacco Related Violations .......................................................................................................................................... 59 Verbal and Physical Abuse .......................................................................................................................................... 59 Weapons in School ...................................................................................................................................................... 60 SECTION 3: SANCTIONS FOR DISCIPLINE Disciplining Student with Disabilities ............................................................................................................................. 62 Search and Seizure ....................................................................................................................................................... 65 Suspensions and Expulsions for Offenses Committed Off School Property .................................................................. 67 Violations of Criminal Law ............................................................................................................................................ 67 Trespassing ................................................................................................................................................................. 67 Principal’s Investigation ............................................................................................................................................... 68 In-School Supervision .................................................................................................................................................. 68 Sending a Suspended Student Home during the School Day ...................................................................................... 68 Student Suspension/Expulsion .................................................................................................................................... 68 Acceptable Computer System Use ............................................................................................................................... 75

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