1. A Controlled substance means
any drug or alcoholic substance listed in the Health and Safety
Code.
2. A Day means calendar days (with beginning date set by administrator)
æexcept for suspensions.æ Days for suspensions are
weekdays that students would normally be expected to attend if
they had not received a suspension.
3. A Expulsion means removal from
school of attendance and placement in an alternative setting,
possibly outside of Pleasanton.æ The
severity of the violation determines the duration of the expulsion.
4. A Harassment means to torment,
annoy, or intimidate another person that causes physical or mental
anxiety or creates a hostile environment.
5. A Imitation firearm means a replica
of a firearm that is so substantially similar in physical properties
to an existing firearm as to lead a reasonable person to conclude
the replica is a firearm.æEducation
Code 48900 (m).
6. A Knife means a dirk, dagger,
or other weapon with a fixed, sharpened blade fitted primarily
for stabbing, a folding blade that locks into place, a razor
with an unguarded blade or aæ weaponæwith a blade
longer than 3.5 inches. Education Code 48915 (g).æ KNIVES
OF ANY KIND ARE NOT ALLOWED ON CAMPUS.
7. A Serious physical injury means
serious impairment of physical condition including loss of consciousness,
bone fracture, loss or impairment of any body part, a wound requiring
stitches, oræserious
disfigurement.æ
Penal Code 243(5).
8. A Suspension means temporary
removal from school (or In-House suspension) for a maximum of
5 days per incident/20 days per school year except in cases of
expulsion or special educationæ students.
9. Loss of school privileges (LOSP)
prohibits performance, competition, or participation. The loss
of school privilege will be based on calendar days.æ Practice
and tryouts are permitted at administratorÍs discretion.
VIOLATION |
FIRST
CONSEQUENCE
|
SECOND
CONSEQUENCE |
THIRD
CONSEQUENCE
|
| 1) Tardiness |
1-3 per semester: Parent contact by dialer
Teacher
discretion |
4
-9 per semester: Parent contact by dialer
Parent/teacher
contact between 4 - 9
Teacher
Detention
Possible
Saturday School
|
10+ Parent/teacher contact
Detention/Saturday
School/Suspension
Referral
to Administration
LOSP
for up to 20 days
|
2)
Class cut.
(Also
refer to –Absences
& Make-up Work and Grading sheet)
|
Parent
contact by dialer
Saturday
School
No
make-up of work |
Parent
contact by dialer/teacher
Saturday
School
No
make-up of work
|
4
or more / Parent contact
Saturday
School/Suspension
LOSP
for up to 20 days
No
make-up work
|
| 3)
Leaving campus during school day without authorized off-campus pass.
|
Parent
contact
Detention/Saturday
School/Suspension
LOSP
for up to 5 days
|
Parent
contact
Detention/Saturday
School/Suspension
LOSP
for up to 20 days |
Parent
contact
2-4
day suspension
LOSP
for up to 30 days |
| 4)
Dress code violation.
|
Parent
contact
Warning
Change
of clothes required |
Parent
contact
Detention
Change
of clothes required
|
Parent
contact
1-3
day suspension
Change
of clothes required
LOSP
for up to 20 days
|
| 5)
Failure to serve administrative detention.
|
Parent
contact
Saturday
School
|
Parent
contact
Saturday
School/Suspension |
Parent
contact
Saturday
School/Suspension
LOSP
for up to 30 days
|
6)
Disruption of school activities, Inappropriate behavior
or defiance of school personnel.
Lying
to school personnel
Out
of class without a valid pass
|
Parent
contact
Detention/Saturday
School/Suspension
LOSP
for up to 20 days |
Parent
contact; possible police contact
1-3
day suspension
LOSP
for up to 30 days
|
Parent
contact; possible police contact
3-5
day suspension
LOSP
for 30 days
Possible
alternative placement
|
7)
Cheating (e.g. giving or receiving answers, non-authorized
possession of teacher materials, answer key.)
Plagiarism
of any type
|
Parent/teacher
contact
Zero
credit on assignment or test
1
day class suspension
LOSP
for up to 20 days |
Parent/teacher/student/
admin.
conference
Zero
credit on assignment or test
Suspension/Saturday
School
LOSP
for up to 30 days
|
Parent/teacher/student/
admin.
conference
Zero
credit on assignment
2-4
day suspension
LOSP
for up to 30 days
|
8)
Use of cell phone, pager, radio, cassette tape, CD player,
iPod, digital music or hand held electronic device during
class time.
Possession
or use of walkie-talkie, laser pointers, electronic or
digital devices, or any other communications device during
class time.
Use
of skateboard, roller blades or cycles of any type on
campus.
|
Warning
Parent
contact
Item
confiscated for 1 day
|
Item
confiscated; parent must reclaim
Detention
|
Parent
contact
Item
confiscated until June
Loss
of school privileges for 5 days
|
| 9)
Forgery or alteration of school documents including
admit slips, hall passes, notes from parents, phone call
to clear absence, teacher attendance sheets, grade checks,
grade books, etc. |
Parent
contact
Saturday
School/Suspension
LOSP
for up to 20 days
|
Parent
contact
Saturday
School/Suspension
LOSP
for up to 30 days |
Parent
contact
3-5
day suspension
LOSP
for 30 days
|
10)
Throwing food, water or other material.
Cutting
in lunch line/Littering.
|
Detention
Campus
clean-up (up to one week)
Parent
contact
|
Parent
contact
Detention/Saturday
School
Campus
clean-up/LOSP for 5 days
|
Parent
contact
Saturday
School/Suspension
Campus
clean-up/LOSP for up to 20 days
|
| 11)
Habitual truancy/full day cut. |
Referral
to School Attendance Review Team
|
After
4 full day cuts / truancy letter sent to parent |
Referral
to School Attendance Review Board
|
| 12)
Returned to campus by a police officer.
|
Parent
contact by Administration
1
day suspension or Saturday School
Cut
may not be cleared by parent |
Parent
contact/2-3 day suspension
Referral
to Child/Welfare Attendance liaison
Referral
to Student Attendance Review Board
(SARB)
|
Student
detained at police department
Referral
to School Attendance Review Board (SARB) |
13)
Unauthorized use of the Internet including inappropriate
material/sites. Abuse of –Student Acceptable Use Agreement@.
Unauthorized use of school equipment.
|
Parent
contact
Warning
by teacher
Detention/Suspension
LOSP
for 5 days
Possible loss of Internet privileges for remainder of school
year
|
Parent
contact
2-3
day suspension
Possible
schedule change
LOSP
for 20 days
Possible loss of internet privileges for remainder of school
year
|
Parent
contact
4-5
day suspension
Schedule
change
LOSP
for 30 days
Loss of internet privileges for remainder of school year
|
| 14) Possessed or used tobacco products.
|
Parent
contact
Nicotine
Diversion class or Suspension
LOSP for up to 20 days
|
Parent
contact
Suspension
LOSP for up to 30 days |
Parent
contact
Suspension
LOSP for up to 40 days |
15)
Improper use of vehicle on campus.
Unauthorized
parking on campus. |
Parent
contact
Detention/Saturday
School
Refer
to Student Parking Contract |
Parent
contact/Detention/Saturday School
Possible
loss of parking permit
Refer
to Student Parking Contract
|
Parent/student
conference
Loss
of parking permit
Refer
to Student Parking Contract |
| 16)
Inappropriate display of affection. |
Warning
|
Parent
contact |
Parent/student
conference |
| 17)
Pornographic materials.
|
Parent
contact; possible schedule change
1-3
day suspension
LOSP
for 30 days
Confiscate
materials-parent must reclaim
|
Parent
contact; possible schedule change
1-3
day suspension
LOSP
for 30 days
Confiscate
materials-parent must reclaim
|
Parent
contact
4-5
day suspension/ Possible expulsion
LOSP
for 50 days
Confiscate
materials-parent must reclaim
Possible
alternative placement
|
18)
Committed an obscene act (to include school work, school projects or school sponsored activities) or engaged in habitual use of profanity
or vulgarity directed towards students, staff or opponents/referees
during school or extra curricular activities.
Used
profanity/vulgarity to incite or intimidate others.
|
Parent
contact
1-3 day suspension
LOSP
up to 20
days |
Parent
contact
2-3
day suspension
LOSP
for 30 days
Recommendation
for counseling
|
Parent
contact; possible police contact
3-5
day suspension
LOSP
for 40 days
Possible
alternative placement |
| 19)
Gambling.
|
Detention/Saturday
School/Suspension
Confiscate
materials: parent must reclaim
LOSP
for 5 days
Parent
contact
Counseling
|
Confiscate
materials; parent must reclaim
1-3
day suspension
LOSP
for 30 days
Parent
contact
|
Confiscate
materials; parent must reclaim
2-4
day suspension
LOSP
for 40 days
Parent
contact
Police
contact
|
20)
Possessed or under the influence of any controlled substance,
alcoholic beverage or intoxicant of any kind.
Arranged,
offered or negotiated to sell any controlled substance,
alcoholic beverage or intoxicant of any kind.
|
Parent
contact; police contact and possible
arrest
5
day suspension
Drug
Diversion Program (attendance in program will reduce
suspension to a 3 day suspension)
Possible
expulsion recommendation
LOSP
for 30 days |
Parent
contact, police contact
5
day suspension
Expulsion
recommended
LOSP
for 40 days
|
|
21)
Possessed, sold or negotiated to sell drug paraphernalia.
Arranged,
offered or negotiated to sell look-alike controlled substances
(drugs, alcohol, intoxicants of any kind) |
Parent
contact, police contact and possible arrest
5
day suspension
Drug
Diversion Program (attendance in program will reduce
suspension to a 3 day suspension)
Possible
expulsion recommendation
LOSP
for 30 days
|
Parent
contact, police contact
5
day suspension
Expulsion
recommended
LOSP
for 40 days
|
|
22)
Committed or attempted to commit robbery or extortion.
Caused
or attempted to cause damage or vandalism to school or
private property.
Stole
or attempted to steal school or private property. Knowingly received stolen school or private property. |
Parent
contact, possible police
contact; arrest
1-3
day suspension
Possible
expulsion recommendation
Restitution
(repairs, staff time, or replacement)
LOSP
for up to 30 days
|
Parent
contact; police contact; arrest
3-5
day suspension
Possible
expulsion recommendation
Restitution
LOSP
for 40 days |
Parent
contact; police contact; arrest
4-5
day suspension
Possible
expulsion recommendation
Restitution
LOSP
for 50 days
Possible
alternative placement |
23)
Harassment, intimidation, verbal confrontation or hazing.
Hate
violence/hate mail/hate internet or text mail.
|
Parent
contact; possible police contact
Detention/Saturday
School/Suspension
LOSP
for up to 30 days |
Parent
contact; police contact
2-4
day suspension
LOSP
for 40 days
|
Parent
contact; police contact
3-5
day suspension/LOSP for 50 days
Possible
expulsion recommendation
Possible
alternative placement |
| 24)
Sexual harassment. |
Parent
contact; possible schedule change
Enforcement
of district policy
1-3
day suspension
LOSP
for up to 30 days |
Parent
contact
Enforcement
of district policy
3-5
day suspension
Possible
expulsion
LOSP
for 40 days
|
Parent
contact
Enforcement
of district policy
4-5
day suspension
LOSP
for 50 days
Possible
expulsion
Possible
alternative placement
|
25)
Caused, attempted to cause, or threatened to cause physical
injury to another person.
Possessed,
sold, or furnished any fireworks, cigarette lighter,
incendiary device, or other dangerous objects such as
mace or pepper spray.
Possessed
an imitation firearm.
|
Parent
contact; police contact; possible arrest
1-5
day suspension
Possible
expulsion recommendation
Private
agency counseling recommended
LOSP
up to 30 days
|
Parent
contact; police contact; possible arrest
3-5
day suspension
Possible
expulsion recommendation
Private
agency counseling recommended
LOSP
up to 40 days
Possible
alternative placement
|
Parent
contact; police contact; arrest
5
day suspension
Possible
expulsion recommendation
Private
agency counseling recommended
LOSP
up to 50 days
Possible
alternative placement
|
26)
Caused serious physical injury to another person,
except in self defense.
Possessed
any knife, explosive, or other dangerous object of no
reasonable use to the pupil.
Committed
robbery or extortion.
Committed
assault or battery on school employee.
Harassed,
threatened, intimidated, or retaliated against a student
witness in a discipline case.
|
Parent
contact; police contact; arrest
1-5
day suspension
Mandatory
expulsion recommendation unless principal states in writing why it is in inappropriate
Private
agency referral recommended |
Parent
contact; police contact; arrest
5
day suspension
Mandatory
expulsion recommendation |
|
27)
Possessed, sold or furnished a firearm.
Brandished
a knife at another person.
Unlawfully
sold a controlled substance.
Committed
or attempted to commit sexual assault or sexual battery.
|
Parent
contact; police contact; arrest
5
day suspension
Mandatory
expulsion for 1 calendar year
|
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