ANTI-HARASSMENT-
A summary of this policy follows. The full policy (5517) is posted in the Principal’s Office, in
the Workforce Development Office and at www.acjvs.org.
General Policy Statement
It
is the policy of the Board of Education to maintain an education and work
environment that is free from all forms of unlawful harassment, including
sexual harassment. This commitment applies to all School District operations,
programs, and activities. All students, administrators, teachers, staff, and
all other school personnel share responsibility for avoiding, discouraging, and
reporting any form of unlawful harassment. This policy applies to unlawful
conduct occurring on school property, or at another location if such conduct
occurs during an activity sponsored by the Board.
The
Board will vigorously enforce its prohibition against harassment based on sex,
race, color, national origin, religion, disability, or any other unlawful
basis, and encourages those within the School District community as well as
third parties, who feel aggrieved to seek assistance to rectify the problems.
The Board will investigate all allegations of harassment and in those cases
where unlawful harassment is substantiated, the Board will take immediate steps
to end the harassment. Individuals who are found to have engaged in unlawful
harassment will be subject to appropriate disciplinary action.
For
purposes of this policy, "School District community" means students,
administrators, teachers, staff, and all other school personnel, including
Board members, agents, volunteers, contractors, or other persons subject to the
control and supervision of the Board.
For
purposes of this policy, "third parties" include, but are not limited
to, guests and/or visitors on School District property (e.g., visiting
speakers, participants on opposing athletic teams, parents), vendors doing
business with, or seeking to do business with, the Board, and other individuals
who come in contact with members of the School District community at
school-related events/activities (whether on or off School District property).
Other Violations of the Anti-Harassment Policy
The
Board will also take immediate steps to impose disciplinary action on
individuals engaging in any of the following prohibited acts:
|
|
A. |
Retaliating against a person who
has made a report or filed a complaint alleging harassment, or who has
participated as a witness in a harassment investigation. |
|
|
|
B. |
Filing a malicious or knowingly
false report or complaint of harassment. |
|
|
|
C. |
Disregarding, failing to
investigate adequately, or delaying investigation of allegations of harassment,
when responsibility for reporting and/or investigating harassment charges
comprises part of one's supervisory duties. |
|
Sexual Harassment - Pursuant to Title VII of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964 and Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, "sexual
harassment" is defined as:
Unwelcome
sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical
conduct of a sexual nature, when:
|
|
A. |
Submission to such conduct is
made either implicitly or explicitly a term or condition of an individual's
employment, or status in a class, educational program, or activity; |
|
|
|
B. |
Submission or rejection of such
conduct by an individual is used as the basis for employment or educational
decisions affecting such individual; |
|
|
|
C. |
Such conduct has the purpose or
effect of interfering with the individual's work or educational performance;
of creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive working, and/or learning
environment; or of interfering with one's ability to participate in or
benefit from a class or an educational program or activity. |
|
Sexual
harassment may involve the behavior of a person of either gender against a
person of the same or opposite gender.
Prohibited
acts that constitute sexual harassment may take a variety of forms. Examples of
the kinds of conduct that may constitute sexual harassment include, but are not
limited to:
|
|
A. |
Unwelcome sexual propositions,
invitations, solicitations, and flirtations. |
|
|
|
B. |
Physical assault. |
|
|
|
C. |
Threats or insinuations that a
person's employment, wages, academic grade, promotion, classroom work or
assignments, academic status, participation in athletics or extra-curricular
programs or events, or other conditions of employment or education may be
adversely affected by not submitting to sexual advances. |
|
|
|
D. |
Unwelcome verbal expressions of
a sexual nature, including graphic sexual commentaries about a person's body,
dress, appearance, or sexual activities; the unwelcome use of sexually
degrading language, jokes or innuendoes; unwelcome suggestive or insulting
sounds or whistles; obscene telephone calls. |
|
|
|
E. |
Sexually suggestive objects,
pictures, videotapes, audio recordings or literature, placed in the work or
educational environment, which may embarrass or offend individuals. |
|
|
|
F. |
Unwelcome and inappropriate
touching, patting, or pinching; obscene gestures. |
|
|
|
G. |
A pattern of conduct, which can
be subtle in nature, that has sexual overtones and is intended to create or
has the effect of creating discomfort and/or humiliation to another. |
|
|
|
H. |
Remarks speculating about a
person's sexual activities or sexual history, or remarks about one's own
sexual activities or sexual history. |
|
|
|
I. |
Consensual sexual relationships
where such relationship leads to favoritism of a student or subordinate
employee with whom the teacher or superior is sexually involved and where
such favoritism adversely affects other students and/or employees. |
|
Not
all behavior with sexual connotations constitutes unlawful sexual harassment.
Conduct must be sufficiently severe, pervasive, and persistent such that it
adversely affects an individual's employment or education, or such that it
creates a hostile or abusive employment or educational environment.
Race/Color Harassment - Prohibited racial harassment occurs
when unwelcome physical, verbal, or nonverbal conduct is based upon an
individual's race or color and when the conduct has the purpose or effect of
interfering with the individual's work or educational performance; of creating
an intimidating, hostile, or offensive working, and/or learning environment; or
of interfering with one's ability to participate in or benefit from a class or
an educational program or activity. Such harassment may occur where conduct is
directed at the characteristics of a person's race or color, such as racial
slurs, nicknames implying stereotypes, epithets, and/or negative references
relative to racial customs.
Religious (Creed) Harassment - Prohibited religious harassment occurs when unwelcome physical, verbal,
or nonverbal conduct is based upon an individual's religion or creed and when
the conduct has the purpose or effect of interfering with the individual's work
or educational performance; of creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive
working and/or learning environment; or of interfering with one's ability to
participate in or benefit from a class or an educational program or activity.
Such harassment may occur where conduct is directed at the characteristics of a
person's religious tradition, clothing, or surnames, and/or involves religious
slurs.
National Origin Harassment - Prohibited national origin
harassment occurs when unwelcome physical, verbal, or nonverbal conduct is
based upon an individual's national origin and when the conduct has the purpose
or effect of interfering with the individual's work or educational performance;
of creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive working and/or learning
environment; or of interfering with one's ability to participate in or benefit
from a class or an educational program or activity. Such harassment may occur
where conduct is directed at the characteristics of a person's national origin,
such as negative comments regarding customs, manner of speaking, language,
surnames, or ethnic slurs.
Disability Harassment - Prohibited disability harassment occurs when unwelcome physical, verbal,
or nonverbal conduct is based upon an individual's disability and when the
conduct has the purpose or effect of interfering with the individual's work or
educational performance; of creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive
working and/or learning environment; or of interfering with one's ability to
participate in or benefit from a class or an educational program or activity.
Such harassment may occur where conduct is directed at the characteristics of a
person's disabling condition, such as negative comments about speech patterns,
movement, physical impairments or defects/appearances, or the like.
Reports and Complaints of Harassing Conduct - Members of the School District
community and third parties are obligated to promptly report incidents of
harassing conduct to an administrator, supervisor or other School District
official so that the Board may address the conduct before it becomes severe,
pervasive, or persistent.
Members
of the School District community or third parties who believe they have been
unlawfully harassed by another member of the School District community or a
third party are entitled to utilize the Board's informal and/or formal
investigation and complaint processes. Initiating a complaint, whether formally
or informally, will not adversely affect the complaining individual's
employment or participation in educational or extra-curricular programs. While
there are no time limits for initiating complaints of harassment under this policy,
individuals should make every effort to file an informal or a formal complaint
as soon as possible after the conduct occurs while the facts are known and
potential witnesses are available.
The
Board of Education is committed to providing a safe, positive, productive and
nurturing educational environment for all of its students. Aggressive behavior toward a student,
whether by other students, staff or third parties is strictly prohibited and
will not be tolerated.
Aggressive
behavior is defined as
inappropriate conduct that is repeated enough, or serious enough, to negatively
impact a student’s educational, physical, or emotional well-being. This type of
behavior is a form of intimidation and harassment, including, but not limited
to, such behaviors as stalking, bullying/cyber bullying, intimidating,
menacing, coercion, name-calling, taunting, making threats, and hazing. All
complaints about behavior that violates this policy will be promptly
investigated.
If
you believe you have been or are the victim of aggressive behavior you should
report the situation to Mr. Jon Whipple, Principal, Mr. Douglas Wetherholt,
Dean of Students, Dr. Jerome Brockway, Superintendent, a teacher or counselor.
Teachers and counselors are responsible for notifying the appropriate
administrator. Complaints against the
principal should be filed with the superintendent. Complaints against the superintendent should be filed with the
board president.
Those
found in violation of this policy will receive appropriate remedial and/or
disciplinary action. The complaining party shall be notified of the results of
the investigation, and as appropriate, that action has been taken.
This
policy is not meant to infringe upon First Amendment rights of students.
Retaliation
against anyone who reports
aggressive behavior or who participates in an investigation will not be
tolerated. Any such behavior should be
reported in the same way as aggressive behavior. False statements given during an investigation may also result in
disciplinary action.
The
definitions are guidelines only.
Behavior that a complaining party considers aggressive, but that does
not fit one of the definitions should be reported.
“Bullying” is defined as a person willfully and repeatedly exercising
power or control over another with hostile or malicious intent. Bullying can be
physical, verbal (oral and written), electronically transmitted, and
psychological, through attacks on the property of another or a combination of
any of these. Examples of bullying are:
A. Physical-
hitting, kicking, spitting, pushing, pulling, taking and/or damaging personal
belongings or extorting money, blocking or impeding student movement, unwelcome
physical contact.
B. Verbal-
taunting, malicious teasing, insulting, name calling, making threats
C. Psychological-
spreading rumors, manipulating social relationships, coercion, or engaging in
social exclusion/shunning, extortion, or intimidation.
D. “Cyber
bullying”- the use of information and communication technologies such as
e-mail, cell phone and pager text messages, instant messaging, defamatory
online person polling web sites, to support deliberate, repeated, and hostile
behavior by an individual or group, that is intended to harm others. (See
posted board policy for examples)
Harassment
includes, but is not limited to, any act which subjects and
individual or group to
unwanted,
abusive behavior or a non verbal, verbal, written or physical nature on the
basis
of
age, race, religion, color, national origin, marital status, socioeconomic
status, or
geographic
location.
Intimidation
includes, but is not limited to, any threat or act intended
to substantially
damage
or interfere with another’s property, cause substantial inconvenience, subject
another
to offensive physical contact or inflict serious physical injury on the basis
of race,
color,
religion, national origin or sexual orientation.
Harassment,
intimidation, or bullying means any act that substantially
interferes with a
student’s
educational benefits, opportunities, or performance, that takes place on or
immediately
adjacent to school grounds, at any school-sponsored activity, on school-
provided
transportation or at any official school bus stop, and that has the effect of:
A. Physically
harming a student or damaging a student’s property;
B. Knowingly
placing a student in reasonable fear of physical harm to the student or damage
to the student’s property or;
C. Creating
a hostile educational environment
Staff includes all school employees and Board members.
Third parties include, but are not limited to,
coaches, school volunteers, parents, school
visitors, service contractors,
vendors, or others engaged in District business, and other s not
directly subject to school control
at inter-district or intra-district athletic competitions or other
school events.
Part I: Rights and Responsibilities - Effective discipline is an important and necessary
prerequisite for effective learning. Students attend the Ashtabula County Joint
Vocational School under the direction of state law and with the full benefits
of constitutional protection for their rights as citizens. Students have a right to reasonable
treatment from the school and its employees.
The school, in turn, has the right to make rules and regulations. The intent of these rules and regulations is
to create a positive educational environment which holds students accountable
for their behavior and teaches them to live with the consequences of their
decisions. Freedom carries with it
responsibilities for all concerned.
This Code of Conduct is the established rules and regulations of the
Ashtabula County Joint Vocational School.
A violation of any section or rule of this code may result in
disciplinary action including suspension or expulsion. Students are also required to be in full
compliance of home school rules when at the home school, at a home school
function, or on the home school bus.
The absence
of a behavior or any specific action from the following conduct code does not
mean that such conduct does not violate the discipline code or cannot be
punished.
Part II: Dean of Students - The Dean of Students is charged with the proper enforcement
of discipline in the total school setting.
The Dean has the discretionary authority to use or authorize other
certificated personnel to use the following disciplinary measures to correct
student behavior:
1. Assess
disciplinary points for conduct code violation.
2. Arrange for
Alternative Learning Center time (ALC).
3. Recommend to the
Principal for out of school suspension.
4. Recommend to the
Principal for expulsion.
5. Cite into juvenile
court.
6. Call juvenile
authorities and/or notify police.
7. Suspend driving
privileges.
8. Ask parents to
remove their son/daughter from school for the protection of students involved,
pending investigation of a situation which may be disruptive to the school
program.
9. Prescribe other
disciplinary measures.
10. Recommend IEP
meetings.
Part III: Conduct
Code - School Rules - Conduct Code violations will result in any or all of the following: 1-12 points in disciplinary record, lunch
detainment, ALC time, out of school suspension, citations to court, expulsion
and/or notification of police. Disciplinary points will accumulate per school
year.
The first
accumulation of 12 points will usually result in a minimum of one (1) to three
(3) days(s) Alternative Learning Center time.
A second accumulation of 12 points will usually result in a minimum of
three (3) to five (5) days Alternative Learning Center time. Further accumulation of points may result in
out-of-school suspension or expulsion.
If a student's presence poses a continuing danger to persons or property
or a threat of disrupting the academic process in the classroom or elsewhere on
school premises, the student may be removed by emergency action. Any action
judged by school officials to involve misconduct and not specifically mentioned
in other sections may be dealt with as insubordination. The
Administration reserves the right to deviate from the disciplinary actions
listed.
Rule 1: Narcotics, Drugs, and Alcoholic Beverages - The School has a "Drug Free" zone that extends
1000 feet beyond the school boundaries as well as to any school activity and
transportation. This means that any
activity - sale, being under the influence of, distribution, or use of drugs,
alcohol, fake drugs, steroids, inhalants, or look-alike drugs is
prohibited. If caught, the student
could be suspended or expelled and law enforcement officials may be contacted.
Use of Breath-Test Instruments - The
Principal or Dean of Students may arrange for a breath test for blood-alcohol
to be conducted on a student whenever she/he has individualized reasonable
suspicion to believe that a student has consumed an alcoholic beverage. The
student will be taken to a private administrative or instructional area on
school property with at least one other member of the teaching or
administrative staff present as a witness to the test.
The purpose
of the test is to determine whether or not the student has consumed an
alcoholic beverage. The amount of
consumption is not relevant, except where the student may need medical
attention.
If the
result indicates a violation of school rules as described in this handbook, the
student will be disciplined in accordance with disciplinary procedures
described in this handbook.
A student
also shall not possess, use, transmit, sell, or conceal paraphernalia used to
administer narcotics or drugs while under the jurisdiction of the school.
Possible
disciplinary action: Minimum of 12
points; parents called; police
notified; assessment/referral to agency; random drug screening; loss of
driving privileges; expulsion.
When a
student is suspended or expelled from school for the possession of alcohol or
drugs, the Superintendent may notify the registrar of motor vehicles and the
juvenile judge of the county of the suspension or expulsion. After receiving such notification the
registrar of motor vehicles is required to suspend the temporary instruction
permit or driver's license of the student who is the subject of the notice. If
a temporary permit or license has not been issued for that student, the
registrar is prohibited from issuing a temporary permit or license. Driving privileges may be restored once the
Superintendent notifies the registrar that the student has satisfied any
conditions established by the Superintendent.
Rule 2: Fighting, Hitting, Touching, Hazing, Threats - A student shall not use or threaten to use any form of
violence directed toward any other person while under the jurisdiction of the
school. Any physical, spoken or written
act of abuse, violence, harassment, sexual harassment, intimidation, the
use of vulgarity, cursing, making remarks of a personally destructive nature
toward any other person; and/or any restriction or prevention of free movement
of an individual is prohibited. This
prohibition applies whether the act is deliberate, intentional or unintentional
or is directed toward an individual or group regarding race, color, creed,
national origin, gender, physical or mental disability, political or religious
ideology. Injury or threat of harm to a
staff member may result in charges being filed, and subject the student to
expulsion. Students shall not engage in
physical or verbal activity which is likely to provoke a violent response in
another individual. Throwing snowballs
would be included as an offense.
No person
shall initiate any threatening circumstance or circulate any threatening
communication which “induces panic,” such as but not limited to, bomb threats,
impending fire, explosion, crime or other catastrophe, whether the circumstance
or communication is true or knowingly false.
Possible
disciplinary action: Minimum of 12
points; parents called, conflict resolution, police notified, expulsion.
Rule 3: Theft - A student shall not cause or
attempt to take into possession, the public property or equipment of the school
district or the personal property of another student, teacher, employee of the
district or any other person while under the jurisdiction of the school. Locker and/or vehicle searches may be
required, and students may be subject to scan by a metal detector. The district is not
responsible for any lost or destruction of personal property.
Possible disciplinary action: Minimum of 12 points; restitution.
Rule 4: Extortion
- While under the jurisdiction of the school, no student shall borrow or
attempt to borrow any money or thing of value from any person unless both
parties enter into the agreement freely and without the presence of either an
implied or expressed threat.
Possible
disciplinary action: Minimum of 12
points; restitution.
Rule 5: Weapons
- A weapon includes conventional objects like guns, pellet guns, knives, or
club type implements. It may also
include any toy that is presented as a real weapon or reacted to as a real
weapon or an object converted from its original use to an object used to
threaten or injure another. This
includes, but is not limited to, padlocks, pens, pencils, chairs, jewelry, and
so on. Criminal charges may be filed
for this violation. Possession of a weapon will subject a student to expulsion
and possible permanent exclusion.
Under
Federal law, a firearm is defined as any weapon, including a starter gun, which
will or is designed to or may readily be converted to expel a projectile by the
action of an explosive, the frame or receiver of any such weapon, any firearm
muffler or silencer, or any destructive device. A destructive device includes, but is not limited to, any
explosive, incendiary, or poison gas, bomb, grenade, rocket having a propellant
charge of more than four (4) ounces, missile having an explosive or incendiary
charge of more than one-quarter ounce, mine, or other similar device.
Possession
of any such weapon requires the Superintendent to expel a student for a
calendar year unless she/he modifies the expulsion based on consideration of
one or more of the following specific circumstances:
1. The student is
enrolled under an IEP or 504 plan and the IEP or 504 Team recommends removal in
accordance with the law.
2. The student was
unaware that she/he was possessing a firearm.
3. The student did
not understand that the item she/he possessed was considered a firearm.
4. The student
brought item to school as part of an educational activity and did not realize
it would be considered a firearm.
If a
student is found possessing a knife, which is defined as any cutting instrument
consisting of at least one sharp blade, the Superintendent may expel the
student for up to one (1) year.
Any object
that is used to threaten or harm another may be considered a weapon.
Intentional injury to another can be a felony and/or a cause for civil action.
This violation may subject a student to expulsion and possible permanent
exclusion. Students shall not possess,
handle or conceal potentially dangerous items including but not limited to
mace, explosive devices, some hunting, fishing and sport equipment, and
cigarette lighters.
Items or instruments that are required for a vocational
program will be used only when under the supervision of the vocational
instructor and must remain in the vocational (trade) area. Lockers and/or vehicles may be subject to
searches, and students may be subject to scan with a metal detector.
Possible disciplinary action: Minimum of 12 points; suspension; expulsion.
Rule 6: Damage to School Property - A student shall not cause or attempt to cause damage to
property including buildings, grounds, buses, equipment, tools, or
materials. Anything, such as fire, that
endangers school property and its occupants will not be tolerated. Arson is a felony and will subject the
student to expulsion.
Possible
disciplinary action: Minimum of 12
points; restitution.
Rule 7: Damage to Private Property - A student shall not cause or attempt to cause damage to
private property while under the jurisdiction of the school.
Possible
disciplinary action: Minimum of 12
points; restitution.
Rule 8: Safety Equipment/Personal Safety - Students shall not make unauthorized use of any school
safety equipment, including but not limited to, fire extinguishers, eye rinses,
fire and burglar alarms, etc. Students
must wear safety glasses and safety shoes when in areas that require them, when
performing tasks that require them, or any such times an instructor or staff
member asks a student or group of students to comply with safety regulations.
Students are not to engage in conduct that violates established safety
practices.
Possible
disciplinary action: 8 - 12 points.
Rule 9: Driving/Passenger - A student shall not operate his/her vehicle in a reckless
manner, speed, or make excessive noise with his/her vehicle while under the
jurisdiction of the school. A few
examples are speeding, tailgating, peeling tires, driving with other students
on fenders, etc. Students are not to
ride in the back of pick-up trucks while on school property. The passengers riding in school buses, cars,
and other vehicles have the responsibility of conducting themselves in a safe
and appropriate manner.
Once on
school property, students are under the jurisdiction of the school. Student drivers are expected to park their
vehicle in their assigned parking lot immediately upon arrival. Students shall not sit in nor drive cars
anytime during the day.
Students are
not to enter parking areas during the school day without permission from the
Principal's Office.
Possible disciplinary action: 8 - 12 points; suspend driving privileges.
Rule 10: Parking Registration and Tags - All
students that drive a vehicle to school must purchase a parking tag. One tag will be issued per student. ALL vehicles must be registered.
Any student
vehicle parked on school property without a legitimate parking tag will be in
violation of this rule. A student
allowing his/her tag to be used in any vehicle besides his/her own is in
violation.
Possible
disciplinary action: 4 - 12 points;
suspend driving privileges; vehicle towed at owner's expense.
Rule 11: Falsification - A student shall not, verbally or in writing, use the name
of another person, or falsify times, dates, grades, addresses, signatures, or
other data on school forms, computers, or correspondences directed to the
school. A student shall not mislead any
school personnel as to his/her identity nor misrepresent facts when questioned.
Possible disciplinary action: 6 - 12 points.
Rule 12: Unauthorized Use of School Equipment - Students shall not make unauthorized use of school
telephones, equipment, copy machines, computers, materials or supplies. Any software brought to the school must be
cleared through the vocational instructor before being used on school
equipment.
Possible
disciplinary action: 6 - 12 points.
Rule 13: Truancy - Truancy
is declared when a student is absent from school or class or any portion
thereof without school authorization or lawful parental consent. This includes absences for which notes from
parents are not received within 24 hours of the student's return to
school. No make up work will be given.
Possible
disciplinary action: 6 - 12 points.
Rule 14: Being in an Unauthorized Area - Students shall not be in any area that they are not assigned
or authorized or have permission to be in such area. This includes, but is not limited to, buildings, classrooms,
shops, vehicles (upon arriving on school property). Vending machines are
available before school, during lunch, and after school. Students moving
outside of their assigned classroom/lab area must have a hall pass. Students
arriving early must remain in the cafeteria area until it is time to report to
their Home Room class.
Likewise,
students must vacate the premises after the last period class, unless
authorized to remain on school property.
Possible
disciplinary action: 4 - 12 points.
Rule 15: Tardies - All
students have the responsibility of being in their scheduled class on time
daily during the school year. This also
includes students who are in an approved school-work program. They must be at their place of work on time. Four tardies shall be considered a
violation of this rule. Tardies
will be accumulated by each
instructor.
Possible
disciplinary action: Four tardies = one
(1) day ALC.
After eight
(8) tardies (or second accumulation of four), a two day Alternative Learning Center assignment will be imposed.
Rule 16: Gambling - Students shall not gamble or wager for money or other stakes
while under the jurisdiction of the school.
A few examples are flipping coins, pitching coins, wagering on football
pools, etc.
Possible
disciplinary action: 4 - 12 points.
Rule 17: Tobacco - The
use of tobacco products is a danger to a student’s health and to the health of
others. The school prohibits the
possession, consumption, attempt to purchase, and/or use of tobacco products in
school, on school grounds, on school buses, at any interscholastic competition,
extra-curricular event, or other school-sponsored event. Tobacco products include, but are not
limited to cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco, chewing tobacco, snuff or any
other matter or substance that contains tobacco. Smoking clove cigarettes is also prohibited.
Possible
disciplinary action: 6 – 12 points;
juveniles cited to court, tobacco prevention counseling.
Rule 18: Insubordinate/Disruptive Behavior - Insubordination -
Students shall not fail to comply with directions from instructors or any
authorized school personnel during any period of time students are under the jurisdiction of the school.
Examples are refusal to leave class, report to the office when directed
or assisting other students in violating school rules. Repeated
violations of any infraction may be treated as insubordination.
Disruption
- Students shall not cause any type of school or class disruption. This may include fighting, intimidation, or
any disruption not listed elsewhere in the Student Conduct Code.
Offensive
Language - Students shall not use any offensive coarse utterance, display
or writing in communicating with any student or instructor while under the
jurisdiction of the school. This could
include statements, gestures, tattoos, signs, pictures, or publications
involving insults, sexual harassment, intimidation, threats, taunts, racial or
ethnic slurs, insults regarding sexual orientation, religious or political
ideology, physical or mental disability, or challenging others with conduct
which is likely to provoke a violent response.
Inappropriate
Dress and Appearance - Students are to comply with the Board of Education
adopted dress code on pages 14-15.
Students dressed inappropriately may be sent to the ALC or otherwise
removed from classes until the situation is remedied.
Public
Display of Affection - Students shall refrain from any form of unseemly,
inappropriate or otherwise excessive public display of affection while under
the jurisdiction of the school.
Musical
Devices and Pagers - Personal listening devices (walkmans with earphones)
will be allowed before and after school and during lunch. Use during class or lab time will be only at the direction of the
instructor.
Pagers,
cellular phones and any other type of electronic communication devices are not
permitted on school grounds or at school activities. These items will be confiscated.
The school
will not be held responsible for any loss or destruction of personal listening
devices, accessories or prohibited items.
Possible
disciplinary action: 2 - 12 points (per
incident).