The Honor Code of Conduct applies to all students participating in the following activities: 

All IHSA Athletics, All IHSA Activities, All IHSA Competitions, Band, Chess, Choir/Madrigals, Debate, Plays/Musicals/Variety Show/Orchesis, Group Interpretation/Contest Play, Science Club/JETS/WYSE, Mathletes, Scholastic Bowl, Winter Guard, Speech Team, Youth & Government, Model UN and Honor Societies. 

The intent of the Honor Code of Conduct is threefold: 

• provide students a reason to resist peer pressure and make good choices when drugs, alcohol, and/or tobacco products are involved. 

• provide students and their families an opportunity to seek help when poor choices are made involving drugs, alcohol, and/or tobacco products. 

• provide students a reason to resist other poor decisions not involving drugs, alcohol, or tobacco products.

 Students who do not make good choices, as determined by the Dean's investigation, will be disciplined as outlined in the Honor Code of Conduct and the District discipline guidelines. 

The Activity Board for each school shall consist of the following members: Principal and/or AP, Dean of Students, Athletic Director, and current Coach or Activity Supervisor/Sponsor.

 The Activity Board shall meet after a request has been presented to the Assistant Principal/Associate Principal to consider a disciplinary case involving a participant. The Activity Board shall weigh the evidence that is presented and, after considering the best interests of the student and the school, make a decision on the disposition of the student's case. All decisions made by the Activity Board are final and are not subject to appeal. Any and all requirements, bylaws, and IHSA rules will be followed and will supersede any decisions made by the Activity Board. Honor Code of Conduct Policy 7:240-AP1

Suspension from performances, activities, or competitions will go into effect with the first performance, activity, or competition following the completion of the investigation. If any amount of the suspended number of performances, activities, or competitions cannot be fulfilled in the current season or school year, the student will serve the remaining suspended number of performances, activities, or competitions in their next season or activity. 

Students involved in more than one athletic or performance activity during the time of the rule infraction will be subject to exclusions in each of the activities as outlined in the Honor Code of Conduct. Per National Honor Society bylaws, any behavior that violates the Code of Conduct may result in removal from National Honor Society. 

In cooperation with School Assistance Coordinator (SAC), student athletes or activity participants and their parent(s) will be provided with chemical awareness information and school/community-based resources should any help or support be needed. 

Community Resources     D230 Coping Center

Reports of offenses committed outside of the school will be accepted from the following individuals: 

• Consolidated High School District 230 staff or administration 

• Law Enforcement Officials 

• One-time Student Voluntary Self-Admissions 

• Parent of Student Committing Offense 

• Current students 

• Identified Private Citizens (*see below) 

*The intent of the Honor Code of Conduct is not to encourage adults to 'police' students in order to turn them in for punishment; however, if parents or community members have witnessed or have firsthand information of student behaviors that are in violation of the Honor Code of Conduct, they are encouraged to contact the high school Dean's' office immediately to schedule a time to meet with administration to share the information they have. Such first-hand information must be reported to the school within 72 hours of acquiring this information. Anonymous tips will not be accepted as a form of reporting. 

Carl Sandburg 1-708-671-3100 ext. 3194

Victor J. Andrew 1-708-342-5800 ext. 5894

Amos Alonzo Stagg 1-708-974-7400 ext. 7494

A voluntary admission shall occur when a student or student's parent initiates communication and admission with a certified employee of the school district before the student is arrested, detained, confronted or apprehended by any law enforcement personnel, school personnel, other governmental personnel or a private citizen. The voluntary admission to the coach/sponsor/athletic or activities director must: 

• Occur on the first school day following the rule violation. 

• A student voluntarily admitting to a violation of the Honor Code of Conduct on a first offense will not be subject to any loss of competition or performance time. 

• A student may use voluntary admission only one time during his/her high school career and a student may NOT use voluntary admission if the event is already known by the school. 

• The student will be required to attend an educational substance abuse program that has been approved by the school district at the student's expense. 

Students not admitting to a violation during an initial investigation, who are later found to have committed the violation due to additional facts obtained by the Dean's' office, will be processed with a Category C violation due to dishonesty and insubordination. 

Students who are in the presence of drugs or alcohol but did not use either may voluntarily admit prior to the initiation of an investigation of the incident to avoid a classification of a Category A violation. If evidence becomes available at a later date that demonstrates the student was involved in the use of drugs or alcohol at the incident, a Category C violation will be applied. 

A voluntary admission for a second offense will result in processing the violation as a first offense including loss of contests or performances as outlined in the Honor Code of Conduct, if the student has not used a voluntary admission previously. The purpose of this provision is to allow a student to seek help. 

Use or possession of tobacco 

Use or possession of vaping device or e-cigarette 

Attend a party or other gathering and/or ride in a vehicle where alcoholic beverages and/or controlled substances are discovered, used, possessed, bought, sold, bartered, distributed, and/or are being consumed by minors 

1ST OFFENSE

Parent notification 

Suspension from all current in season activities for 10% of the competitive or performance season. Note: In the case of activities that have four or fewer events, a minimum suspension of one event will be applied.

 Out of season students will complete suspension during the next available season and include all activities during that season.

 If any amount of the suspended number of performances, activities, or competitions cannot be fulfilled in the current season or school year, the student will serve the remaining suspended number of performances, activities, or competitions in their next season or activity. 

The student will be referred to the Student Assistance Coordinator. 

The student will be expected to participate in all practices and attend all contests during that time. (unless suspended or expelled from school) 

2ND OFFENSE

Parent notification 

Suspension from all current in season activities for 20% of the competitive or performance season. with a minimum suspension of one event. 

Note: In the case of activities that have four or fewer events, a minimum suspension of two events will be applied. 

Out of season students will complete suspension during the next available season and include all activities during that season. 

If any amount of the suspended number of performances, activities, or competitions cannot be fulfilled in the current season or school year, the student will serve the remaining suspended number of performances, activities, or competitions in their next season or activity. 

To participate again in any activities, the student must, at the family's expense, successfully participate and complete a school-approved alcohol or other drug abuse            assessment and follow all recommendations from that assessment 

The student will be expected to participate in all practices and attend all contests during that time. (unless suspended or expelled from school)  

3RD OFFENSE

Suspension from all performances, activities, or competitions for the remainder of the student's high school career 

Use, possession, buying, selling, bartering, or distributing alcohol, other drugs, and/or counterfeit “look-alike” drugs

Misuse of prescription medication

1ST OFFENSE

Parent notification 

Suspension from all current in season activities for 20% of the competitive or performance season. Out of season students will complete suspension during the next available season and include all activities during that season.

If any amount of the suspended number of performances, activities, or competitions cannot be fulfilled in the current season or school year, the student will serve the remaining suspended number of performances, activities, or competitions in their next season or activity.

 To participate again in any activities, the student must, at the family's expense, successfully participate and complete a school approved alcohol or other drug abuse assessment and follow all recommendations from that assessment 

The student will be expected to participate in all practices and attend all contests during that time. 

(unless suspended or expelled from school) 

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2ND OFFENSE

Mandatory parent meeting with the Activity Board to communicate consequence listed below and to reiterate Honor Code expectations and procedures. 

Suspension from all current in season activities for 50% of the competitive or performance season. 

Out of season students will complete suspension during the next available season and include all activities during that season. 

If any amount of the suspended number of performances, activities, or competitions cannot be fulfilled in the current season or school year, the student will serve the remaining suspended number of performances, activities, or competitions in their next season or activity. 

To participate again in any activities, the student must, at the family's expense, successfully participate and complete a school-approved alcohol or other drug abuse assessment and follow all recommendations from that assessment 

The student will be expected to participate in all practices and attend all contests during that time. 

(unless suspended or expelled from school) 

3RD OFFENSE

• Suspension from all performances, activities, or competitions for the remainder of the student's high school career. 

Gross Disobedience

Sanctions for Gross Disobedience violations other than drugs and alcohol will be based on the nature of the offense and the number of offenses.

Any non-drug/alcohol violation that results in an OSS or if Dean’s Office become aware of criminal charges.

1ST OFFENSE

Mandatory parent meeting with Activity Board to determine consequence and plan for reinstatement.

Depending on the severity of findings, violations in Category C will result in suspension or removal from all performances, activities, or competitions for a minimum of 20% of all co-curriculars for up to 1 calendar year.

The student will be expected to participate in all practices and attend all contests during that time.

(unless suspended or expelled from school).

2ND OFFENSE

Mandatory parent meeting with the Activity Board to communicate consequence listed below and to reiterate Honor Code expectations and procedures.

Suspension for 1 calendar year of all performances, activities, or competitions.

3RD OFFENSE

Suspension from all performances, activities, or competitions for the remainder of high school career.