Holland ISD

Student Code of Conduct

2006-2007

Table of Contents

STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT. 3

School District Authority and Jurisdiction. 3

Standards for Student Conduct 3

General Conduct Violations. 3

Disregard for Authority. 3

Mistreatment of Others. 3

Property Offenses. 3

Possession of Prohibited Items. 3

Possession of Telecommunications Devices. 3

Illegal and Prescription Drugs. 3

Misuse of Computers and the Internet 3

Safety Transgressions. 3

Miscellaneous Offenses. 3

Discipline Management Techniques. 3

Students with Disabilities. 3

Notification. 3

Removal from the Regular Educational Setting. 3

Routine Referral 3

Formal Removal 3

Returning Student to Classroom.. 3

Disciplinary Alternative Education Program (DAEP) Placement 3

Discretionary Placement: Misconduct That May Result in DAEP Placement 3

General Misconduct 3

Misconduct Identified in State Law.. 3

Certain Felonies. 3

Mandatory Placement: Misconduct That Requires DAEP Placement 3

Sexual Assault and Campus Assignments. 3

Placement Order 3

Length of Placement 3

Exceeds One Year 3

Exceeds School Year 3

Exceeds 60 Days. 3

Restrictions during Placement 3

Placement Review.. 3

Additional Misconduct 3

Notice of Criminal Proceedings. 3

Withdrawal during Process. 3

Newly Enrolled Students. 3

Emergency Placement 3

Discretionary Expulsion: Misconduct That May Result in Expulsion. 3

Any Location. 3

At School, Within 300 Feet, or at School Event 3

Within 300 Feet of School 3

Property of Another District 3

While in DAEP. 3

Mandatory Expulsion: Misconduct That Requires Expulsion. 3

Federal Law.. 3

Texas Penal Code. 3

Under Age Ten. 3

Board Review of Expulsion. 3

Expulsion Order 3

Length of Expulsion. 3

Withdrawal during Process. 3

Additional Misconduct 3

Restrictions during Expulsion. 3

Newly Enrolled Students. 3

Emergency Expulsion. 3

DAEP Placement of Expelled Students. 3

STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT

Purpose

The Student Code of Conduct is the district’s response to the requirements of Chapter 37 of the Texas Education Code.

The Code provides methods and options for managing students in the classroom and on school grounds, disciplining students, and preventing and intervening in student discipline problems.

The law requires the district to define misconduct that may—or must—result in a range of specific disciplinary consequences including removal from a regular classroom or campus, suspension, placement in a disciplinary alternative education program (DAEP), or expulsion from school.

This Student Code of Conduct has been adopted by the Holland ISD Board of Trustees. This Code provides information to parents and students regarding standards of conduct, consequences of misconduct, and procedures for administering discipline.

In accordance with state law, the Code will be posted at each school campus or will be available for review at the office of the campus principal. Parents will be notified of any conduct violation that may result in a student being suspended, placed in a DAEP, or expelled.

Because the Student Code of Conduct is adopted by the district’s board of trustees it has the force of policy; therefore, in case of conflict between the Code and the student handbook, the Code will prevail.

Please Note: The discipline of students with disabilities who are eligible for services under federal law (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973) is subject to the provisions of those laws.

School District Authority and Jurisdiction

School rules and the authority of the district to administer discipline apply whenever the interest of the district is involved, o