ACKNOWLEDGMENT

Student Code of Conduct Acknowledgment

Dear Student and Parent:

As required by state law, the board of trustees has officially adopted the Student Code of Conduct in order to promote a safe and orderly learning environment for every student.

We urge you to read this publication thoroughly and to discuss it with your family.  If you have any questions about the required conduct and consequences for misconduct, we encourage you to ask for an explanation from the student’s teacher or campus administrator.

The student and parent should each sign this page in the space provided below, and then return the page to the student’s school. 

Thank you.

Roger Walker, Santa Anna ISD

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We acknowledge that we have received a copy of the Santa Anna ISD Student Code of Conduct for the 2007–2008 school year and understand that students will be held accountable for their behavior and will be subject to the disciplinary consequences outlined in the Code.

 

Print name of student: __________________________________________________

 

Signature of student: ___________________________________________________

 

Print name of parent: ___________________________________________________

 

Signature of parent: ____________________________________________________

 

Date: _________________________________

 

School: ______________________________________________________________

 

Grade level: ___________________________

 

Please sign this page, remove it, and return it to the student’s school.  Thank you.


Table of Contents

STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT. 1

Purpose. 1

School District Authority and Jurisdiction. 2

Reporting Crimes. 2

Revoking Transfers. 2

Standards for Student Conduct 3

General Conduct Violations. 4

Disregard for Authority. 4

Mistreatment of Others. 4

Property Offenses. 5

Possession of Prohibited Items. 5

Possession of Telecommunications Devices. 6

Illegal, Prescription, and Over-the-Counter Drugs. 6

Misuse of Computers and the Internet 6

Safety Transgressions. 7

Miscellaneous Offenses. 7

Discipline Management Techniques. 8

Students with Disabilities. 8

Techniques. 8

Notification. 9

Appeals. 9

Removal from the Regular Educational Setting. 10

Routine Referral 10

Formal Removal 10

Returning Student to Classroom.. 10

Suspension. 12

Misconduct 12

Process. 12

Disciplinary Alternative Education Program (DAEP) Placement 13

Discretionary Placement: Misconduct That May Result in DAEP Placement 13

Misconduct Identified in State Law.. 13

Mandatory Placement: Misconduct That Requires DAEP Placement 14

Sexual Assault and Campus Assignments. 15

Emergencies. 15

Process. 15

Conference. 15

Placement Order 15

Length of Placement 15

Exceeds One Year 16

Exceeds School Year 16

Exceeds 60 Days. 16

Appeals. 16

Restrictions during Placement 16

Placement Review.. 17

Additional Misconduct 17

Notice of Criminal Proceedings. 17

Withdrawal during Process. 18

Newly Enrolled Students. 18

Emergency Placement Procedure. 18

Placement and/or Expulsion for Certain Serious Offenses. 19

Registered Sex Offenders. 19

Review Committee. 19

Newly Enrolled Student 19

Appeal 19

Certain Felonies. 19

Hearing and Required Findings. 20

Length of Placement 20

Newly Enrolled Students. 21

Expulsion. 22

Discretionary Expulsion:  Misconduct That May Result in Expulsion. 22

Any Location. 22

At School, Within 300 Feet, or at School Event 22

Within 300 Feet of School 23

Property of Another District 23

While in DAEP. 23

Mandatory Expulsion: Misconduct That Requires Expulsion. 23

Federal Law.. 23

Texas Penal Code. 24

Under Age Ten. 25

Emergency. 25

Process. 25

Hearing. 25

Board Review of Expulsion. 25

Expulsion Order 26

Length of Expulsion.