• Provisions regarding conduct, dress and language deemed appropriate and acceptable on school property including school functions, and conduct, dress and language deemed unacceptable and inappropriate on school property, and the range of penalties associated with violating these provisions.
• Standards regarding acceptable, civil, and respectful treatment of teachers, school administrators, other school personnel, students, and visitors on school property, and include the range of penalties associated with violating these provisions.
• Provisions defining the roles of teachers, administrators, other school personnel, boards of education and parents.
• Standards and procedures to assure security and safety of students and school personnel.
• Provisions for removal from the classroom and from school property, including school functions, of students and other persons who violate provisions of the code.
• Disciplinary measures to be taken in incidents involving the possession or use of illegal substances or weapons, physical force, vandalism, violation of the civil rights of others, and threats of violence.
• Provisions for detention, suspension, and removal of students, which are consistent with federal, state, and local laws, including provisions for school authorities to establish policies and procedures to ensure the maintenance of educational programming and activities for students removed from the classroom or suspended from school.
• Procedures by which violations are to be reported, determined, and by which disciplinary measures are imposed and carried out.
• Provisions ensuring that the codes, and the enforcement thereof, are in compliance with state and federal laws relating to students with disabilities.
• Provisions setting forth the procedures by which local law enforcement agencies will be notified of code violations that constitute a crime.
• Provisions setting forth the circumstances under, and procedures by which, parents will be notified if their child violates the code.
• Provisions setting forth the circumstances under, and procedures by which, criminal court complaints, juvenile delinquency petitions or person in need of supervision petitions will be filed.
• Circumstances under and procedures by which referral to appropriate human service agencies shall be made.
• Procedures by which minimum suspension periods will be set for students who are substantially disruptive of the educational process or substantially interfere with teacher’s authority over the classroom, provided that the suspending authority may reduce such period on a case by case basis to be consistent with any other state or federal law or regulation.
• Provisions for minimum suspension periods for acts that would qualify the pupil to be defined as a violent pupil, provided that the suspending authority may reduce such period on a case by case basis to be consistent with any other state or federal law or regulation.

NOTE:  The Code of Conduct, in its entirety, is available on our BoardDocs website under Policies> Policy Manual (Policy 5300) and at your child’s school. Any person wishing to examine the complete document may do so by contacting the school or District Office.

 Dress Code

All students are expected to give proper attention to personal cleanliness and to dress appropriately for school and school functions. Students and their parents have the primary responsibility for acceptable student dress and appearance. Teachers and all other District personnel should exemplify and reinforce acceptable student dress and help students develop an understanding of appropriate appearance in the school setting.

 A STUDENT'S DRESS, GROOMING AND APPEARANCE, SHALL BE SAFE, APPROPRIATE AND NOT DISRUPT OR INTERFERE WITH THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS AND:

Recognize that brief and/or see through garments are not appropriate.
Ensure that underwear is completely covered with outer clothing.
Include footwear at all times. Footwear that is a safety hazard will not be allowed.
Not include spiked jewelry, hanging wallet/pocket chains, and dog collars.
Not include items that are vulgar, obscene, libelous or denigrate others on account of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, gender, sexual orientation or disability.
Not blatantly promote and/or endorse the use of alcohol, tobacco or illegal drugs and/or encourage other illegal or violent activities.
Not include the wearing of hoods and all headgear including hats, bandanas, stockings and do-rags within the school buildings, except for a medical or religious purpose.
Not include attire and/or insignia(s) related to a known gang.

Each Principal or his or her designee shall be responsible for informing all students and their parents of the student dress code at the beginning of the school year and any revisions to the dress code made during the school year.

Students who violate the student dress code shall be required to modify their appearance by covering or removing the offending item and, if necessary or practical, replacing it with an acceptable item. Any student who refuses to do so shall be subject to discipline, up to and including in-school suspension for the day. Any student who repeatedly fails to comply with the dress code shall be subject to further discipline, up to and including out of school suspension.