Basic Behavior Expectations

Behavior Expectations and Consequences are managed in three areas

Basic Behavior Expectations - Basic expectations of behavior that allow our campus to run smoothly and safely (Ex. Cell Phone Policy).
Classroom/Campus Managed Behaviors – Expectations and consequences managed by teachers and support staff. These behaviors are usually less severe behavior. (Ex. Class Disruptions)
Administration Managed Behaviors – Expectations and consequences of a more severe nature handled by school administration. (Ex. Fighting)

Office Discipline Referral (ODR). The ODR system is part of the overall behavior management system here at MSE. The behaviors listed under the ODR policy are basic expectations that all students are expected to follow. The goal of the ODR system is to address non severe behaviors that can be disruptive to the school environment. These behaviors are in addition to behaviors managed within the classroom and on the school campus. Teachers and staff will also have rules and consequences within their classroom or on the campus that are above and beyond the ODR policy.

ODR Behaviors (Minors)

Defiance/Disrespect/Disruption
Chewing gum or sunflower seeds.
Cell phone violation.
Excessive public displays of affection (Kissing, excessive hugging, hand holding etc.)
Dress code violations
Inappropriate Language
Property Misuse
Technology Violation
Tardy

ODR Behavior Consequences (receiving any ODR’s in a week will exclude the student from the Fri/Why day activity)

1st ODR – Minor Consequence + Friday Why Session in Student Support + Parent Contact
2nd ODR – Minor Consequence + Friday Why Session in Student Support + Parent Contact
3rd ODR – Friday School + Friday Why Session in Student Support + Parent Conference
4th ODR – Classroom Benched + Friday Why Session in Student Support + Behavior Contract
5th ODR – School Benched for ½ day + Parent Conference with Administrator
6th ODR – School Benched for full day + Parent Contact + Assigned to 8-week Why-Try Program
7th ODR and beyond will result in moving to the major scale and the grade level administrator will assign consequences which could include placement to our alternative setting, Atwater Senior Academy.

Notes

ODR system is based on quarters. Students start fresh at each quarter.
Items confiscated such as cell phones will only be returned to parent/guardian
Students who do not attend assigned consequences and/or Friday Sessions will have to make up consequences and may be assigned additional consequences including, but not limited to, benched, suspension or alternative education placement.

In addition to the ODR policy, disciplinary interventions can include warnings, counseling, reflections, parent contacts/conferences, extended loss of lunch recess, detentions, Friday school, behavior contracts, benching, suspensions, alternative educational placements, or expulsion.

The above mentioned behavior policy does not cover all possible behavior scenarios. All disciplinary incidents will be evaluated in regards to the incident, frequency, severity, and best possible means to correct behavior. The school principal or designee will have final say as to the disciplinary action taken in accordance with California Education Code.

Please review discipline pages in the student PRIDE Guide with your child as it explains in detail our policy and procedures regarding student conduct. Administrators and staff members will be reviewing school behavior expectations the first week of school and at intervals throughout the school year. If you have any questions, please call the school at 357-6124 to set up an appointment. Thank you for your cooperation.

Suspension and Expulsion

A student may be suspended or expelled at any time for acts which are enumerated in this section and related to school activity or attendance, including, but not limited to, any of the following:

While on school grounds,
While going to or coming from school,
During, while going to, or while coming from a school-sponsored activity

Law enforcement agencies may be notified at the discretion of the administration
Students may be suspended on the first offense if it is determined that the pupil’s presence causes a danger to persons or property or threatens to disrupt the instructional process. (Ed Code 48900.5)
Students accumulating an excessive number of suspensions are subject to referral to an alternative education program. Students accumulating 20 days of home suspension will be recommended for expulsion.
Disciplinary action will be taken if a student’s behavior is disruptive to the instructional process or causes a danger to persons or property even though the offense is not defined in this Student Conduct Code.
Parental liability for willful misconduct of a minor that results in injury/death to a pupil or school employee who willfully cuts, defaces, or otherwise injures in any way property of any school employee shall be liable for all damages caused by the minor. The liability of the parent or guardian shall not exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000). The parent or guardian shall also be liable for the amount of any reward not exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000). (Ed Code 48904)
Students and parents have a right to appeal disciplinary action taken against a student. A meeting must be requested with the principal/designee prior to any further appeal.

Student Activity During Suspension

Students shall not report to school during the period of suspension, except in the case of in-school suspension, unless coming to the office on official business by prior arrangement with a school administrator.
Students are expected to be under the supervision of a parent during school hours when serving suspension days at home (7:00 am - 4:00 pm)
Students are not to attend any school event at any school campus in the Atwater Elementary School District during suspension.
The responsibility of obtaining and doing class work lies with the student. Teachers are not required to provide class or homework, but also have the right to require the student to complete any assignments and tests missed during the suspension.

Grounds for Suspension and Expulsion

A. Causes for Mandatory Recommendation for Expulsion (Education Code 48915) Except as provided in subdivision (c) and (e), the principal or the superintendent of schools shall recommend the expulsion of a pupil for any of the following acts committed at school or at a school activity off school grounds, unless the principal or superintendent finds that expulsion is inappropriate, due to the particular circumstances:

Expulsion Offenses (1-5) - Mandatory Suspension/Mandatory Expulsions (The Big Five, Most Serious Offenses). Principal shall immediately suspend, pursuant to Education Code 48911, and shall recommend expulsion of a pupil that he or she determines has committed any of the following acts at school or at a school activity off school grounds (Education Code 48915(c)). The Board shall order a pupil expelled upon finding that the pupil committed an act listed in Education Code 48915(c) and shall refer the pupil to an Alternative program of study (Education Code 48915(d)):

A1. Possessing, selling, or otherwise furnishing a firearm. (Education Code 48915 (c)(1), Penal Code 417.8, 626.9, 12001, 12020))

A2. Brandishing a knife at another person. (Education Code 48915 (c)(2))

A3. Unlawfully selling a controlled substance listed in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11053) of Division 10 of the Health and Safety Code. (Education Code 48915(c)(3))

A4. Committing or attempting to commit a sexual assault as defined in subdivision in Education Code 48900(n) or committing asexual battery as defined in Education Code 48900(n). (Education Code 448915(c)(4))

A5. Possession of an explosive. (Education Code 48915(c)(5))

NOTE: The known possession of a firearm, loaded or unloaded, brandishing a knife, unlawfully selling a controlled substance, committing a sexual assault or battery, or possession of an explosive at school or a related activity, will result in an immediate suspension and recommendation for expulsion. If the Board upholds an expulsion recommendation after the appropriate expulsion hearing, the student shall be expelled for one calendar year from the date of the offense unless the Board sets an earlier date for readmission, which will be determined on a case by case basis. Referral to an alternative program will be required. (Education Code 48916(a))

Expulsion Offenses (6-10) – Mandatory Recommendation/Permissive Expulsions (Very Serious Offenses). Allowance for a Review of Circumstances. For the following offenses, the Principal must recommend expulsion of the pupil unless the Principal finds that expulsion is inappropriate under the circumstances. While the recommendation is mandatory, expulsion is not. A non-expulsion recommendation must be made in writing to the Board, if the decision is not to recommend expulsion. If the decision is to recommend expulsion, the Board must find that: a) Other means of correction are not feasible or have repeatedly failed to bring about proper conduct; and/or b) Due to the nature of the act, the presence of the pupil causes a continuing danger to the safety of the pupil or others.

A student may be subject to suspension or expulsion when it is determined that he/she committed one of the following acts:

A6. Causing serious physical injury to another person except in self defense. (Education Code 48915 (a)(1)(A), Penal Code 243) The principal or designee shall, prior to the suspension or expulsion of any pupil, notify the police of any assault with force likely to produce great bodily injury, with or without a weapon. (Education Code 48902 (a), Penal Code 245 (Assault with a deadly weapon))

A7. Possession of any knife, or other dangerous object of no reasonable use to pupil. (Education Code 48915 (a)(1)(B))

Dangerous Object - An instrument capable of causing serious physical injury (includes look-alike weapon or imitation firearm that is so substantially similar in physical properties to an existing firearm as to lead a reasonable person to conclude that the replica is a firearm. (Education Code 48900(m)) This also includes but is not limited to possession, use, and/or sale of destructive/explosive device (bomb), M-80’s, cherry bombs, fire-crackers, fireworks and live ammunition.

A8. Unlawful possession of any controlled substance listed in Chapter 2, (commencing with 11053) of Division 10 of the Health and Safety Code, except for the first offense for the possession of not more than one avoirdupois ounce of marijuana other than concentrated cannabis. (Education Code 48915(a)(1)(C)) First offense for marijuana “spice” or “salvia” requires consequences outlined in B.1.

A9. Committed robbery or extortion. (Education Code 48915(a)(1)(D))

Robbery - Taking of property from a person's possession against his/her will by means of force or fear.

Extortion – Obtaining property from another person through the use of force or fear.

A10. Assault or battery upon any school employee, as defined in Penal Code 240 and 242. (Education Code 48915 (a)(1)(E)

NOTE: Whenever school personnel are threatened by any pupil, it is mandatory for the employee and the employee’s supervisor, if the supervisor has knowledge of the incident, to promptly report the incident to law enforcement authorities. (Education Code 44014, Penal Code 71)

NOTE: Any five-day home suspension related to possession, use, sale, or under the influence of any controlled substance as defined in Safety Code section 11007, alcoholic beverages, or intoxicant of any kind will result in an ineligibility period from extracurricular and co-curricular activities.

B. Causes for Possible Suspension/Expulsion on First Offense. (Education Code 48900)

NOTE: Depending on the seriousness of the act, a five-day suspension and expulsion may be

immediately recommended on the 1st offense. Failure to complete an intervention will result in a five-day suspension and/or additional behavioral consequences.

Suspension/Expulsion Offenses: B1 - B19 are classified as Permissive Recommendations for Expulsions (Education Code 48915(e)) and require a complete investigation of circumstances surrounding the behavioral infraction triggering the recommendation for expulsion. Upon a recommendation by the Principal, the Board may order a pupil expelled upon a finding that the pupil violated Education Code 48900(f) through (r), or Education Code 48900.2 (sexual harassment), Education Code 48900.3 (hate violence), Education Code 48900.4 (intimidation), or Education Code 48900.7 (terroristic threats). With regard to these violations, the additional finding that other means of correction are not feasible or have repeatedly failed to bring about proper conduct and/or that this pupil’s continued presence creates a danger to the physical safety of the pupil or others must be made.

B1. Unlawfully possessed, used, sold, or otherwise furnished, or was under the influence of, any controlled substance as defined in Health and Safety Code

11053-11058, alcoholic beverage, or intoxicant of any kind. Sold, delivered, or otherwise furnished to any person another liquid, substance, or material and represented the liquid, substance, or material as a controlled substance, alcoholic beverages, or intoxicant. Unlawfully offered, arranged to sell, or sold the prescription drug Soma. (Education Code 48900(c), 48900(d), 48900(p))

1st Offense: Parent/student conference and immediate one to five-day suspension, loss of eligibility for extracurricular and co-curricular activities for a nine- week period, and notification of appropriate law enforcement agency.

2nd Offense: Parent/student conference, immediate one to five-day suspension and may recommend for expulsion, loss of eligibility for extracurricular and co-curricular activities for a nine-week period, and notification of appropriate law enforcement agency.

B2. Unlawfully possessed or unlawfully offered, arranged, or negotiated to sell any drug paraphernalia, as defined in Health and Safety Code 11014.5. (Education Code 48900(j))

1st Offense: Parent/student conference and immediate one to five-day suspension, loss of eligibility for extracurricular and co-curricular activities for a nine-week period, and notification of appropriate law enforcement agency.

B3. Stole or attempted to steal school property

or private property. Knowingly received stolen school property or private property. (Education Code 48900 (g), 48900 (l), Penal Code 487, 488)

Being in possession of another person's property, including computer passwords or files, without permission, is prima facie evidence of theft. Restitution may be a necessary requisite for a satisfactory condition of re-admittance.

1st Offense: Parent/student conference, immediate one to five-day suspension and parent contact. Other means of correction may be used in lieu of suspension. Notification of appropriate law enforcement agency at the discretion of the administration.

2nd Offense: Parent/student conference, immediate one to five-day suspension and parent conference. Other means of correction may be used in lieu of suspension. May refer the student to an alternative educational program.

3rd Offense: Parent/student conference, immediate one to five-day suspension, and may recommendation for expulsion. Other means of correction may be used in lieu of suspension. May refer the student to an alternative educational program.

B4. Caused or attempted to cause damage to school property or private property - cutting, defacing, tagging, changing information on district servers, or otherwise injuring any school district property, or the malicious injury or destruction of any other person's real or personal property. (Education Code 48900 (f))

1st Offense: Parent/student conference, immediate one to five-day suspension. Other means of correction may be used in lieu of suspension. Notification of appropriate law enforcement agency at the discretion of the administration

2nd Offense: Parent/student conference, immediate one to five-day suspension Other means of correction may be used in lieu of suspension. Notification of appropriate law enforcement agency at the discretion of the administration

3rd Offense: Parent/student conference, immediate one to five-day suspension, parent conference, and recommendation for expulsion. Other means of correction may be used in lieu of suspension. Notification of appropriate law enforcement agency at the discretion of the administration. May refer the student to an alternative educational program.

NOTE: The parent or guardian will be held responsible for damages to school district property and restitution for damages. The parents or guardian of the student are also liable for the amount of a reward paid for information leading to the apprehension of person(s) causing damage.

(Education Code 48904, Penal Code 594, Civil Code 1714.1)

B5. Fire-setting, attempted fire-setting or bomb threat - including the activation of false alarms or tampering with emergency equipment. (Penal Code 148.1, 148.4)

1st Offense: Parent/student conference and immediate one to five-day suspension. Parent and student to participate in Threat Assessment if administration deems necessary. Other means of correction may be used in lieu of suspension. Restitution for damages may be a condition of re-admittance. Notification of appropriate law enforcement agency is at the discretion of the administration.

2nd Offense: Parent/student conference, immediate one to five-day suspension. Other means of correction may be used in lieu of suspension. Parent and student to participate in Threat Assessment if administration deems necessary. May recommend for expulsion.

B6. Made terrorist threats against school officials and/or school property. (Education Code 48900.7) “Terrorist threat” shall include any statement, whether written or oral, by a person who willfully threatens to commit a crime which will result in death, great bodily injury, or property damage in excess of $1,000, with the specific intent that the statement is to be taken as a threat, even if there is no intent of actually carrying it out.

1st Offense: Parent/student conference, immediate one to five-day suspension, parent and student to participate in Threat Assessment if administration deems necessary. Alternatives to home suspension may be used. Notification of appropriate law enforcement agency. May recommend for expulsion.

2nd Offense: Parent/student conference, immediate one to five-day suspension, parent and student to participate in Threat Assessment if administration deems necessary. Notification of appropriate law enforcement agency. May refer the student to an alternative educational program and/or recommend for expulsion.

NOTE: Threatening school personnel requires

mandatory notification of law enforcement authorities. (Education Code 44014, Penal Code 71)

B7. Caused, attempted to cause, or threatened to cause physical injury to another person or willfully used force or violence upon the person of another, except in self-defense. (Education Code 48900 (a), Penal Code 415, 415.5)

1st Offense: Parent/student conference, immediate one to five-day suspension. Parent and student to participate in Threat Assessment if administration deems necessary. Other means of correction may be used in lieu of suspension.

2nd Offense: Parent/student conference, Immediate one to five-day suspension, parent and student to participate in Threat Assessment if administration deems necessary, and student may be recommended for expulsion. Additional alternatives to home suspension may be used.Notification of appropriate law enforcement agency. May refer the student to an alternative educational program and/or recommend for expulsion.

NOTE: The 3rd offense may result in a

recommendation for expulsion.

B8. Caused, attempted to cause, threatened to cause, or participated in an act of hate violence as defined in Education Code 233 (e). (Education Code 48900.3) Penal Code 422.6 defines a hate crime as the use of force or threat of force that injures, intimidates, interferes with, oppresses, or threatens a person in the enjoyment of any right because of the person’s race or ethnicity, religion, national origin, disability, gender, or sexual orientation or perception thereof. This includes defacing, damaging, or destroying a person’s personal property.

1st Offense: Parent/student conference, immediate one to five-day suspension, parent and student to participate in Threat Assessment if administration deems necessary. Other means of correction may be used in lieu of suspension.

2nd Offense: Parent/student conference, immediate one to five-day suspension, parent and student to participate in Threat Assessment if administration deems necessary. Other means of correction may be used in lieu of suspension. Notification of appropriate law enforcement agency at the discretion of the administration.

3rd Offense: Parent/student conference, immediate five-day suspension, and recommendation for expulsion. Notification of appropriate law enforcement agency at the discretion of the administration.

B9. Aiding and Abetting the infliction or attempted infliction of physical injury to another person, as defined in Penal Code 31. (Education Code 48900 (s), 48915 (b)(1) and/or(b)(2))

2nd Offense: Parent/student conference, immediate one to five-day suspension. Parent and student to participate in Threat Assessment if administration deems necessary. Notification of appropriate law enforcement agency at the discretion of the administration. May refer the student to an alternative educational program and/or recommend for expulsion.

NOTE: The 3rd offense may result in a recommendation for expulsion.

Note: A student who aids or abets the infliction or attempted infliction of physical injury on another person, as defined in Penal Code 31, may be suspended, but not expelled on first offense.

B10. Harassed, threatened, or intimidated a pupil who is a complaining witness or a witness in a school disciplinary proceeding for the purpose of either preventing that pupil from being a witness or retaliating against that pupil for being a witness, or both. (Education Code 48900 (o))

1st Offense: Parent/student conference, immediate one to five-day suspension and parent and student to participate in Threat Assessment if administration deems necessary. May refer the student to an alternative educational program and/or recommend for expulsion.

2nd Offense: Parent/student conference, immediate one to five-day suspension, parent and student to participate in Threat Assessment if administration deems necessary. Notification of appropriate law enforcement agency at the discretion of the administration. May refer the student to an alternative educational program and/or recommend for expulsion.

B11. Intentionally engaged in harassment, agitation, threats, or intimidation against district personnel or students that is sufficiently severe or pervasive to have the actual and reasonably expected effect of materially disrupting class work, creating substantial disorder, and invading the rights of school personnel or students by creating an intimidating or hostile educational environment. (Education Code 48900 (a), 48900.4, Penal Code 415, 415.5)

2nd Offense: Parent/student conference and immediate one to five-day suspension, parent and student to participate in Threat Assessment if administration deems necessary. Notification of appropriate law enforcement agency at the discretion of the administration. May refer the student to an alternative educational program. Possible removal from campus or isolation of student.

3rd Offense: Parent/student conference, immediate one to five-day suspension, parent and student to participate in Threat Assessment if administration deems necessary. and may recommend for expulsion. Notification of appropriate law enforcement agency at the discretion of the administration.

NOTE: Threatening or intimidating school personnel requires mandatory notification of law

enforcement agencies. (Education Code 44014, Penal Code 71)

B12. Committed, or attempted to commit, hazing,sexual harassment, or any act that injures,degrades, or disgraces any other person at school. (Education Code 32050-32052, 48900.2, 48905, 48900 (q), 212.5, Penal Code 245.6)

1st Offense: Parent/student conference, immediate one to five-day suspension. In lieu of five-day suspension. Notification of appropriate law enforcement agency. May refer the student to an alternative educational program or for expulsion.

2nd Offense: Parent/student conference, immediate one to five-day suspension. May refer the student to an alternative educational program or for recommendation for expulsion. Notification of appropriate law enforcement agency.

B13. Upbraiding, insulting, or abusing teachers or other school personnel. (Education Code 48900 (k))

1st Offense: Parent/student conference, immediate one to five-day suspension. Additional alternatives to suspension may be used. Mediation between student and school personnel. (Removal from class is possible at the discretion of the administration)

2nd Offense: Parent/student conference, immediate one to five-day suspension.

3rd Offense: Parent/student conference, immediate one to five-day suspension. May refer the student to an alternative educational program and/or recommend expulsion if all other means of correction have failed.

B14. Engaged in an act of bullying, including, but not limited to, bullying committed by means of an electronic act, as defined in subdivisions (f) and (g) of Section 32261, directed specifically toward a pupil or school personnel.

1st Offense: Parent/student conference, immediate one to five-day suspension, parent and student to participate in Threat Assessment if administration deems necessary. Failure to remove social-media may result in additional disciplinary consequences. Acts of cyberbullying may result in revocation of student’s internet privileges.

2nd Offense: Parent/student conference, immediate one to five-day suspension, parent and student to participate in Threat Assessment if administration deems necessary. Notification of appropriate law enforcement agency. May refer student to an alternative education program and/or recommend expulsion.

3rd Offense: Parent/student conference, immediate one to five-day suspension, parent and student to participate in Threat Assessment if administration deems necessary. May refer student to an alternative education program and/or recommend expulsion.

NOTE: Bullying means any severe or pervasive physical or verbal act or conduct, including communication in writing or by means of an electronic act, directed toward one or more students that has or can reasonably be predicted to have the effect of placing a reasonable student in fear of harm to himself/herself or his/her property; cause the student to experience a substantially detrimental effect on his/her physical or mental health; or cause the student to experience substantial interference with his/her academic performance or ability to participate in or benefit from the services, activities, or privileges provided by the school. Bullying means one or more acts by a student or group of students that constitute:

Threats to cause physical injury; Disruption of School Activity; Sexual Harassment; Hate Violence; Harassing, threatening or intimidating a pupil witness in a disciplinary proceeding; Harassment, threats or intimidation of students or staff; Cyberbullying or exclusionary acts of bullying.

Electronic act means the transmission of communication, including, but not limited to, a message, text, sound, image, or post on a social network Internet website, by means of an electronic device, including, but not limited to, a telephone, wireless telephone, or other wireless communication device, or computer. A post on a social network Internet website shall include, but is not limited to, the posting or creation of a burn page or the creation of a credible impersonation or false profile for the purpose of causing a reasonable student any of the effects of bullying described above.

B15. Willful disruption of the school or interfering with the peaceful conduct of the activities of the school, including district servers, websites, data bases, or other information systems. (Education Code 48900 (k)) This also includes the possession and/or use of stink bombs, pepper spray, tear gas, or mace.

1st Offense: Parent/student conference and placed in Student Services for one to three days. Other means of correction may be used in lieu of suspension. Notification of appropriate law enforcement agency at the discretion of the administration.

2nd Offense: Parent/student conference and placed in Student Services for one to five days. Other means of correction may be used in lieu of suspension. Notification of appropriate law enforcement agency at the discretion of the administration.

NOTE: Restitution for damages may be a condition of re-admittance.

B16. Possessed or used tobacco or any products containing or related to tobacco or nicotine products, including but not limited to cigars, cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, miniature cigars, clove cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, snuff, chew packets, and betel. (Education Code 48900 (h), 48900 (k), 48901)

1st Offense: Parent/student conference, immediate one to three-day suspension to Student Services (In-School Suspension). Other means of correction may be used in lieu of suspension.

2nd Offense: Parent/student conference, immediate one to three-day suspension to Student Services (In-School Suspension)

3rd Offense: Parent/student conference, immediate three to five-day home suspension and recommendation of expulsion or placement in alternative education.

B17. Forgery, falsifying, or altering school correspondence, passes, or absence vouchers, including any records on district servers, websites, databases, or other information systems contained on the school network. (Education Code 48900 (k))

1st Offense: Parent/student conference, placed in Student Services for one day. Other means of correction may be used in lieu of suspension.

2nd Offense: Parent/student conference, placed in Student Services for one to three days.

3rd Offense: Parent/student conference, placed in Student Services for one to five days.

C. Causes for Less Than Suspension on the First Offense. (1-12) (Education Code 48900)

Alternative consequences may include, but not be limited to; Warning, Counseling, Benching, Detention, Class Suspension, Student Services/Support, Friday School, Saturday School, Work Detail, Community Service, Intervention Groups, or Alternative Educational Programs. (Education Code 48900.1, 48900.5, 48900.6, 48910, 48911)

C1. Committed an obscene act or engaged in habitual profanity or vulgarity either verbally or in writing including all electronic transmissions. (Education Code 48900 (i), 48900 (k))

1st Offense: Student conference.

2nd Offense: Parent/student conference, placed in Student Services for one to three days. Other means of correction may be used in lieu of suspension.

3rd Offense: Parent/student conference, placed in Student Services for one to five days. Other means of correction may be used in lieu of suspension.

4th Offense: Parent/student conference, placed in Student Services for one to five days. Other means of correction may be used in lieu of suspension.

C2. Any act of defiance or disobedience either in language or in action against school personnel or refusing to comply with the reasonable request or orders of school personnel. (Education Code 48900 (k))

1st Offense: Mediation between student and school personnel. Alternative consequences/interventions may be assigned at the discretion of the administration.

2nd Offense: Parent/student conference. Mediation between student and school personnel. Other means of correction may be used in lieu of suspension at the discretion of the administration.

NOTE: Interventions for continued acts of defiance or disobedience may include, but is not limited to, referral to school psychologist, Behavior Contract, SST, or possible class change at the discretion of the administration.

C3. Failing to identify oneself or giving false information to school personnel. (Education Code 48900 (k))

1st Offense: Parent/student conference. Consequences assigned at the discretion of the administration. (Detention, Friday School)

2nd Offense: Parent/student conference. Consequences assigned at the discretion of the administration. (Behavior Contract, ISS)

C4. Leaving the campus without authorization. (Education Code 48900 (k))

1st Offense: Parent/student conference.

2nd Offense: Parent/student conference, placed in Student Services for one to three days. Other means of correction may be used in lieu of suspension.

3rd Offense: Parent/student conference, placed in Student Services for one to five days. Other means of correction may be used in lieu of suspension.

C5. Tampering with property of the school district or belongings of any other person. (Education Code 48900 (k))

1st Offense: Parent/student conference. Alternative consequences may be assigned.

2nd Offense: Parent/student conference. Other means of correction may be used in lieu of suspension.

3rd Offense: Parent/student conference. Immediate one to five-day suspension. Other means of correction may be used in lieu of suspension. May refer the student to an alternative educational program.

C6. Being out of bounds without proper authorization. (Education Code 48900 (k))

1st Offense: Student conference.

2nd Offense: Consequences assigned at the discretion of the administration. (Detention, Friday School)

3rd Offense: Consequences assigned at the discretion of the administration. (Behavior Contract, ISS).

C7. Gambling and wagering or habitually being present where such acts are taking place. Exchanging of Item or Money (Education Code 48900 (k))

1st Offense: Student conference. Consequences assigned at the discretion of the administration. (Detention, Friday School)

2nd Offense: Parent/student conference, Consequences assigned at the discretion of the administration. (Behavior Contract, ISS)

3rd Offense: Parent/student conference, Consequences assigned at the discretion of the administration. (ISS, Home Suspension)

C8. Interfering with the peaceful conduct of the campus or classroom causing class or campus disruption of a minor but annoying nature. (Education Code 48900 (k))

1st Offense: Student conference. Mediation between student and school personnel.

2nd Offense: Parent/student conference. Mediation between student and school personnel. Placed in Intervention Center one to three days. Other means of correction may be used in lieu of suspension.

3rd Offense: Parent/student conference. Mediation between student and school personnel. Placed in Intervention Center one to five days. Other means of correction may be used in lieu of suspension.

C9. Loitering on campus without any apparent lawful purpose. (Education Code 48900 (k), Penal Code 647b and 653b)

1st Offense: Student conference. Alternative consequences may be assigned.

2nd Offense: Consequences assigned at the discretion of the administration.

3rd Offense: Parent/student conference. Consequences assigned at the discretion of the administration.

C10. Violations of district dress code - mandatory sections. (Education Code 48900 (k) The wearing and/or carrying of symbols, paraphernalia which symbolizes gang membership or advocating racial, ethnic, sexual, religious group prejudice or tends to detract from the educational process is not permitted.

1st Offense: Parent/student conference. Alternative consequences may be assigned. Student may be sent home to dress properly, or change into a school issued loaner clothing.

2nd Offense: Parent/student conference. Placed in Student Services one to three days. Other means of correction may be used in lieu of suspension.

3rd Offense: Parent/student conference. Placed in Student Services one to five days. Other means of correction may be used in lieu of suspension.

C11. Misconduct on a school bus. (Education Code 48900 (k) and Title 5 Admin Code 14103)

1st Offense: Parent/student conference. Bus Referral. Alternative consequences may be assigned. If incident is serious, student may be suspended from bus and/or school up to 5 school days.

2nd Offense: Parent/student conference. Bus Referral with possible loss of transportation privileges.

3rd Offense: Parent/student conference. Bus Referral with possible loss of transportation privileges.

NOTE: Pupils transported in a school bus shall be under the authority of, and responsible directly to the driver of the bus, and the driver shall be held responsible for the orderly conduct of the pupils while they are on the bus or being escorted across a street. Continued disorderly conduct or persistent refusal to submit to the authority of the driver shall be sufficient reason for a pupil to be denied transportation. It shall be the responsibility of the parents of students, in cases of suspension of transportation privileges, to provide transportation to and from school during the period of suspension.

C12. Possession of unauthorized articles/items on campus, i.e. laser pointers, dice, computer/server hacking tools, implements of graffiti including but not limited to marking pens, spray paint, paint tips, etc., and water toys including but not limited to squirt guns and water balloons, and any other items of no educational purpose or value at school. Electronic signaling devices used by the pupil which are authorized by a licensed physician shall be permitted. (Education Code 48900 (k), 48901.5)

1st Offense: Student conference. The object may be confiscated for up to one week.

2nd Offense: Parent/student conference. Other means of correction may be used in lieu of suspension. The object shall be confiscated for up to two weeks. Parent must pick up confiscated item.

3rd Offense: Parent/student conference. Other means of correction may be used in lieu of suspension. The object shall be confiscated for up to three weeks. Parent must pick up confiscated item.

C13. Unauthorized, improper or unsafe use of electronic communication devices within the jurisdiction of the District: (Education 48900 (k))

1st Offense: Student conference. The device will be confiscated and returned to parent. Consequences may be assigned at the discretion of the administration. (Detention)

2nd Offense: Parent/student conference. The device will be confiscated and returned to parent. Consequences assigned at the discretion of the administration. (Detention, Friday School)

3rd Offense: Parent/student conference. The device will be confiscated and returned to parent. Consequences assigned at the discretion of the administration. (Friday School, 1-3 day In-School/Home Suspension)

C14. Improper or unsafe use of; bicycles, mopeds, motorcycles, roller skates, in-line skates, scooters, or skateboards on campus. (Education Code 48900 (k))

1st Offense: Parent/student conference. The object may be confiscated.

2nd Offense: Parent/student conference. Other means of correction may be used in lieu of suspension. The object shall be confiscated. Parent must pick up confiscated item.

3rd Offense: Parent/student conference. Other means of correction may be used in lieu of suspension. The object shall be confiscated. Parent must pick up confiscated item.

NOTE: The school cannot guarantee the safety of the items confiscated and assumes no responsibility for the theft of or damage to such articles. Parents may be required to pick up articles from school officials.

C15. Cheating or plagiarizing on assignments or tests, including the use of electronic devices (Education Code 48900(k))

1st Offense: Teacher to make a phone call home to parent/guardian. Teacher may assign “F” on assignment.

2nd Offense: Parent/student conference. Teacher may assign “F” on assignment. Consequences assigned at the discretion of the administration (Detention)

3rd Offense: Parent/student conference. Teacher may assign “F” on assignment. Consequences assigned at the discretion of the administration (Friday School, 1-3 days In-School/Home Suspension)

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