Acts of criminal conduct may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• assault and battery

• extortion

• threat of the use of a destructive device (bomb, grenade, pipe bomb, or similar device)

• possession, use, or transfer of dangerous weapons

• sexual offenses

• vandalism (major)

• theft, possession, or sale of stolen property

• arson

• furnishing or selling unauthorized substances, as defined by law and/or board policy

• furnishing, selling, or possession of controlled substances (drugs, narcotics, or poisons)

• illegal use of technology (e.g. communicating a threat of a destructive device, weapon, or event with the intent of intimidating, threatening, or interfering with school activities; maliciously transmitting sexual images of minors, other than images of the student or images transmitted with the uncoerced consent of the individual in the images)

• criminal activity committed against others which demeans, insults, incites, or is inflammatory based on race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or religion

• threatening to take the life of or inflict bodily harm upon a teacher, principal, or members of their immediate family

• Fighting will not be tolerated on school grounds.  Fighting can include unwanted placing of hands, wrestling, grabbing, pushing, shoving, and/or hitting.  If students are approached to fight, they should walk away, and notify a school official.  If a student responds to a challenge to fight in any way, that student becomes a willing participant and is subject to disciplinary action.  The vast majority of fights are preceded by verbal arguments, which could have been avoided.  Promoting, posturing, instigating, videoing, crowding around, cheering on a fight will not be tolerated.  Fighting and/or any involvement with the fight will result in OSS, mandatory parent/student/administrator behavior contract, and/or recommendation for expulsion.  In addition to school disciplinary action, the administration will notify the appropriate law enforcement agency for prosecution in the criminal courts.

Staff members will follow these basic enforcement procedures in instances of criminal conduct and will maintain a complete record of the procedures.

When an administrator observes, or is notified of and has verified, a criminal offense the administrator must contact the school resource officer or local law enforcement authorities immediately.

An administrator will notify the student’s parent/legal guardian as soon as possible.

An administrator will impose the appropriate disciplinary action. If warranted, the administrator should immediately remove the student from the school environment.

Staff will follow established due process procedures when applicable.

The administration may apply consequences in cases of criminal conduct which may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• out-of-school suspension

• assignment to alternative schools

• expulsion

• restitution of property and damages, where appropriate (should be sought by school authorities)

• other consequences as approved and communicated by the administration

Extenuating, Mitigating, or Aggravating Circumstances

The board may give the appropriate administrator the authority to consider extenuating or mitigating circumstances which may exist in a particular case of misconduct, excluding criminal conduct. The administrator should consider such circumstances in determining the most appropriate sanction.