FCPS Code of Conduct

Frederick County Public Schools (FCPS) strives to create safe, positive, healthy, and inviting school climates that foster respect, responsibility, trustworthiness, fairness, caring, and good citizenship. It is the responsibility of administrators, staff, and parents/ families working together to teach students the behavior, social, and emotional skills needed to be successful in schools and in life. School is a safe place to learn, to make mistakes, and to explore new ideas. Students learn to collaborate, develop empathy for others, manage and express their emotions and behaviors in healthy ways, and take responsibility for their actions. Skills including self-awareness, self-discipline, social-awareness, cultural competency, developing positive relationships, and responsible decisionmaking are taught in various ways throughout a student’s FCPS academic career. 

The FCPS Board of Education Policy 403 Student Discipline provides a philosophy of behavior intervention that is rehabilitative, restorative, and educational. Discipline is to be fair and equitable. Behavioral expectations and consequences are to be clearly communicated and implemented consistently in alignment with the FCPS Student Code of Conduct. FCPS Board Policies 117 Anti Racism, 443 Creating Welcoming and Affirming Schools for Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Students, and 444 Educational Equity and Excellence further affirm the expectations of student discipline in order to ensure equitable access to educational opportunities for all FCPS students. 

The FCPS Student Code of Conduct provides a framework to foster positive behavior in alignment with the school system’s core mission of demonstrating excellence in the following goal areas, see below.

All students are expected to demonstrate behavior in alignment with the expectations contained in this document. Parents/guardians are encouraged to read and reinforce the expectations with their children. Questions or comments about the handbook should be directed to your school’s principal or to the FCPS Student Services Department at (301) 644-5238.