The district drug- and tobacco-free schools policy states all persons on school property will be violating district policy if they use, transmit or are under the influence of any narcotic drug, hallucinogenic drug, amphetamine, barbiturate, marijuana or any other controlled substance or any non-intoxicating alcoholic beverage (such as low point beer); fortified wine or other intoxicating liquor; or transmit drug paraphernalia or counterfeit drugs; or possess, use, transmit or are under the influence of any other chemicals or products, including synthetic drugs and controlled drugs for which the person does not have a prescription. Vaping is also strictly prohibited.  This policy applies before, during, and after school hours, in any school building, on the premises, in a school vehicle, at a school-sponsored event or function, or during any period of time when students are subject to the authority of school personnel.

Students whose medical conditions require the use of medical marijuana are allowed to access and use it in accordance with state law. School personnel may not legally administer medical marijuana to students, but the district will provide a private location for a caregiver to administer it to students at school. The caregiver is responsible for bringing medical marijuana to the qualifying student and promptly removing it from the premises after consumption or use. 

Any student in this school district who uses or possesses a firearm at school, at any school-sponsored event, or in or upon any school property, including school transportation or school-sponsored transportation, may be removed from school for at least one full calendar year. Firearms are defined in Title 18 U.S.C., Section 921 as: 

• Any weapon (including a starter gun) which will, 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 firearm silencer; 

• Any destructive device, including any explosive, incendiary or poison gas, bomb, grenade, or rocket having a propellant charge of more than four ounces, missile having an explosive or incendiary charge of more than one-quarter ounce, mine or any device similar to the above. 

All firearms or weapons will be confiscated and released only to proper legal authorities. For safety purposes, surveillance video or audio equipment may be used to monitor student behavior at school, on buses, and in common areas on campus and at school activities. Students with disabilities are subject to this policy and will be disciplined in accordance with the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) or Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. 

Due to the potential for disruption of the school environment and the risk of permanent eye damage, student use or possession of laser pens while on district property, while attending a district-sponsored activity on or off district property, or while traveling to or from any school is prohibited. 

Under Oklahoma law 21 OK Stat § 21-650.7, “Felony charges may be filed against any person(s) committing an aggravated assault or battery against any school employee.”

Disciplinary action may be issued for conduct occurring off-campus and not involving a school activity if there is a connection or nexus between the activity and the school environment.

Please review the Board of Education district policy regulation F-19-R1 for more information regarding Expectations and Student Code of Conduct.

Due process is provided to students when they are involved in a discipline incident and before assignment of disciplinary consequences. Due process includes: 

• Teacher or administrator conversation with a student immediately following the misconduct. 

• Students are given the opportunity to write or tell their own version of events. 

• Teacher or administrator providing written notice to parent(s)/guardian(s) of the misconduct the student is accused of committing. 

For suspensions of more than ten days, if parents/guardians and students are not satisfied with the results of the evidentiary hearing, they have the right to appeal the suspensions with a district-level hearing panel. The appeal may be made by phone at 587-STOP or by submitting a TIPS report which is available on the district website home page.