Level Two Violations – The following conduct is prohibited as outlined below:
6400-2-01 Gambling - Participation in any unauthorized event, action, or statement which relies on chances for the monetary advantage of one participant at the expense of others.
6400-2-02 Verbal Abuse/Disrespect - Participation in serious or persistent verbal action that prevents an orderly and peaceful learning environment. Cursing, using vulgar, obscene, or abusive language including slurs or insults intended to mock a person’s race, religion, sex, national origin, disability or intellectual ability or using sexually offensive or degrading language, are specifically prohibited.
6400-2-03 Major Disruption – Using noise, threat, fear, intimidation, coercion, force, violence, extreme passive resistance, or any other form of conduct that causes the disruption of any lawful function, mission, or process of the school, or urging any other student to engage in such conduct.
6400-2-04 Insubordination – Failing to follow a directive after being personally notified by any school employee.
6400-2-05 Hazing - Requiring a fellow student to wear abnormal dress, playing abusive or ridiculous tricks on a fellow student, frightening, scolding, swearing, harassing, or subjecting a fellow student to personal indignity.
6400-2-06 Protests - Engaging in any protest, march, picket, sit-in, or similar activity, on any school campus, which has as its purpose the disruption of any lawful function, mission, or process of the school.
6400-2-07 Boycotts - Participating in any boycott or walk-out of any lawful school function at which attendance is required.
6400-2-08 Disruptive or Obscene Literature and Illustrations - Possessing or distributing literature or illustrations that are obscene or that significantly disrupt the educational process.
6400-2-09 Fighting - Hitting, shoving, scratching, biting, blocking the passage of, or throwing objects at another person. Taking any action or making comments or writing messages which might reasonably be expected to result in a fight.
6400-2-10 Theft - Stealing, attempting to steal, or knowingly being in possession of stolen property.
6400-2-11 Damage to Property - Intentionally damaging or attempting to damage or deface school or private property while under school jurisdiction.
6400-2-12 Use of Tobacco Products - No student shall possess or use any tobacco product in any school building or school vehicle at any time, or on the school grounds during the school day or at any time when the student is subject to the supervision of designated school personnel, such as when the student is at any school function, extracurricular event, field trip, or activity.For the purposes of this policy, “tobacco product” is defined to include cigarettes, cigars, blunts, bidis, pipes, chewing tobacco, snuff, electronic cigarettes and any other items containing, made or derived from, or reasonably resembling tobacco or tobacco products. “Tobacco use” includes smoking, chewing, dipping, or any other use of tobacco products.
6400-2-13 Trespassing - Being on the campus of any school except the one to which the student is assigned during the school day without the knowledge and consent of the officials of that school. Students who loiter at any school after the close of the school day without special need or proper supervision are trespassers and may be prosecuted if they fail to leave when instructed to do so. A student who has been suspended from school is trespassing if he or she appears on the property of any Wilson County school during the suspension period without the express permission of the principal.
6400-2-14 Misconduct on the School Bus - Failing to follow the directives of the school bus driver and the rules and regulations of school bus safety as well as the rules of this policy while at a school bus stop, or in the school bus parking lot, or while riding on a school bus or other school vehicle. Violation of these rules may result in temporary or permanent suspension from the privilege of school transportation services as well as from school.
6400-2-15 Skipping Class – Being out of class without prior approval from school personnel during the instructional day after having arrived onto school grounds.
6400-2-16 Skipping School - Leaving school grounds during the instructional day without prior approval from a site administrator.
Consequence - A positive behavior plan has been developed for the administration of this Code of Student Conduct. The positive behavior plans contain age appropriate sanctions for violations of the Code of Student Conduct including suspension from school. However, for the first violation of any Level Two provisions, a student may be short-term or long-term suspended. Any subsequent violation of a Level Two provision may result in long-term suspension. Exception: Students shall not be long-term suspended or expelled from school solely for truancy or tardiness offenses and shall not be short-term suspended for more than two days for such offenses.
6400-2-01 Gambling - Participation in any unauthorized event, action, or statement which relies on chances for the monetary advantage of one participant at the expense of others.
6400-2-02 Verbal Abuse/Disrespect - Participation in serious or persistent verbal action that prevents an orderly and peaceful learning environment. Cursing, using vulgar, obscene, or abusive language including slurs or insults intended to mock a person’s race, religion, sex, national origin, disability or intellectual ability or using sexually offensive or degrading language, are specifically prohibited.
6400-2-03 Major Disruption – Using noise, threat, fear, intimidation, coercion, force, violence, extreme passive resistance, or any other form of conduct that causes the disruption of any lawful function, mission, or process of the school, or urging any other student to engage in such conduct.
6400-2-04 Insubordination – Failing to follow a directive after being personally notified by any school employee.
6400-2-05 Hazing - Requiring a fellow student to wear abnormal dress, playing abusive or ridiculous tricks on a fellow student, frightening, scolding, swearing, harassing, or subjecting a fellow student to personal indignity.
6400-2-06 Protests - Engaging in any protest, march, picket, sit-in, or similar activity, on any school campus, which has as its purpose the disruption of any lawful function, mission, or process of the school.
6400-2-07 Boycotts - Participating in any boycott or walk-out of any lawful school function at which attendance is required.
6400-2-08 Disruptive or Obscene Literature and Illustrations - Possessing or distributing literature or illustrations that are obscene or that significantly disrupt the educational process.
6400-2-09 Fighting - Hitting, shoving, scratching, biting, blocking the passage of, or throwing objects at another person. Taking any action or making comments or writing messages which might reasonably be expected to result in a fight.
6400-2-10 Theft - Stealing, attempting to steal, or knowingly being in possession of stolen property.
6400-2-11 Damage to Property - Intentionally damaging or attempting to damage or deface school or private property while under school jurisdiction.
6400-2-12 Use of Tobacco Products - No student shall possess or use any tobacco product in any school building or school vehicle at any time, or on the school grounds during the school day or at any time when the student is subject to the supervision of designated school personnel, such as when the student is at any school function, extracurricular event, field trip, or activity.For the purposes of this policy, “tobacco product” is defined to include cigarettes, cigars, blunts, bidis, pipes, chewing tobacco, snuff, electronic cigarettes and any other items containing, made or derived from, or reasonably resembling tobacco or tobacco products. “Tobacco use” includes smoking, chewing, dipping, or any other use of tobacco products.
6400-2-13 Trespassing - Being on the campus of any school except the one to which the student is assigned during the school day without the knowledge and consent of the officials of that school. Students who loiter at any school after the close of the school day without special need or proper supervision are trespassers and may be prosecuted if they fail to leave when instructed to do so. A student who has been suspended from school is trespassing if he or she appears on the property of any Wilson County school during the suspension period without the express permission of the principal.
6400-2-14 Misconduct on the School Bus - Failing to follow the directives of the school bus driver and the rules and regulations of school bus safety as well as the rules of this policy while at a school bus stop, or in the school bus parking lot, or while riding on a school bus or other school vehicle. Violation of these rules may result in temporary or permanent suspension from the privilege of school transportation services as well as from school.
6400-2-15 Skipping Class – Being out of class without prior approval from school personnel during the instructional day after having arrived onto school grounds.
6400-2-16 Skipping School - Leaving school grounds during the instructional day without prior approval from a site administrator.
Consequence - A positive behavior plan has been developed for the administration of this Code of Student Conduct. The positive behavior plans contain age appropriate sanctions for violations of the Code of Student Conduct including suspension from school. However, for the first violation of any Level Two provisions, a student may be short-term or long-term suspended. Any subsequent violation of a Level Two provision may result in long-term suspension. Exception: Students shall not be long-term suspended or expelled from school solely for truancy or tardiness offenses and shall not be short-term suspended for more than two days for such offenses.