Positive citizenship 

Your positive citizenship record essentially refers to your discipline record.  To maintain positive citizenship, students will maintain a record of good citizenship and avoid the unlawful use of drugs and alcohol, as described by district policy, while in grades 9-12.

• Students participating in the A+ Schools Program must maintain a record of “good citizenship” to qualify for post-secondary financial assistance.

• During the second semester of an A+ student’s senior year, the appropriate principal will complete the Citizenship Eligibility Report and indicate on   the form whether or not the student has maintained “good citizenship.”

Citizenship violations will result in the following:

A+ Probation

o Any student who receives eleven (11) or more days of ZAEP (in-school suspension) during a school year will be placed on probation for the   remainder of the year.

o Any student who receives five (5) days of out-of-school suspension during his/her high school career will be placed on probation for a full school   year (175 days) following the incident that puts him/her at 5 or more days of out-of-school suspension. If the student commits no more offenses   resulting in ZAEP or out-of-school suspension within the 175 days or if the student graduates, the student will regain good standing in the A+   Program as long as he/she does not incur five (5) or more days of out-of-school suspension for the remainder of his/her high school career. Due to   timeline considerations for seniors, The A+ Coordinator and/or Building Principal have the authority on a case-by-case basis to allow students   placed on probation to complete tutoring hours required for program completion.

Immediate Disqualification from the A+ Program

o Any student who receives additional ZAEP days or out-of-school suspension while on probation for previous ZAEP or out-of-school suspension will be automatically disqualified from the A+ Schools Program. An appeal process is available for these students.

o Suspension(s) resulting in a ten (10) day or accumulation of ten (10) or more days automatically disqualifies a student from the A+ Program. An appeal process is available for these students.

• The following offenses will result in immediate disqualification from the A+ Schools Program:

    Possession, use, sale, or transfer of alcohol, drugs, narcotics, or any substance represented to be such.

 Possession of drug paraphernalia

 Assault

 False fire alarm/bomb threats and misuse of emergency equipment

 Criminal activity as defined by the Safe Schools Act:

o First and second-degree murder

o Kidnapping

o First and second-degree assault

o Forcible rape and sodomy

o First and second-degree burglary

o Robbery

o Distribution of drugs

o First-degree arson

o Voluntary/involuntary manslaughter

o Sexual assault

o Felonious restraint

o Property damage

o Possession of a weapon (under weapon provisions of Chapter 571 Missouri Revised Statutes)

o Child molestation

o Deviate sexual assault

o Sexual misconduct involving a child

o Sexual abuse