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Legal Reference: 20 USC 1681 et seq.
34 C.F.R. Part 106
A.C.A. § 6-15-1005
A.C.A. § 6-18-502
A.C.A. § 12-18-102

Date Adopted: Oct. 2010
Last Revised: July 2020

Gang and Gang Activities – Act 1108 of 1997
School Board Policy 4.26 – Gang and Gang Activities
The Board is committed to ensuring a safe school environment conducive to promoting a learning environment
where students and staff can excel. An orderly environment cannot exist where unlawful acts occur causing fear,
intimidation, or physical harm to students or school staff. Gangs and their activities create such an atmosphere and shall
not be allowed on school grounds or at school functions.
The following actions are prohibited by students on school property or at school functions:
1. Wearing or possessing any clothing, bandanas, jewelry, symbol, or other sign
Associated with membership in, or representative of, any gang
2. Engaging in any verbal or nonverbal act such as throwing signs, gestures, or
Handshakes representative of membership in any gang;
3. Recruiting, soliciting, or encouraging any person through duress or intimidation to
become or remain a member of any gang; and/or
4. Extorting payment from any individual in return for protection from harm from any gang.

Students found to be in violation of this policy shall be subject to disciplinary action up to and including expulsion.
Students arrested for gang related activities occurring off school grounds shall be subject to the same disciplinary
actions as if they had occurred on school grounds

Legal References: A.C.A. § 6-15-1005(b)(2)
A.C.A. § 5-74-201 et seq.
Date Adopted: Oct. 2010
Last Revised: June 2019
Discipline for Handicapped Students
1. Handicapped students who engage in misbehavior are subject to normal school disciplinary rules and
procedures so long as such treatment does not abridge the right to free appropriate public education.
2. The Individualized Education Plan (IEP) team for a handicapped student should consider whether particular
discipline procedures should be adopted for that student and included in the IEP.
3. Handicapped students may be excluded from school for up to 10 days, but not more than 10 days per
offense, with no program changes.
4. After an emergency suspension is imposed on a handicapped student, an immediate meeting of the student’s
IEP team should be held to determine the cause and effect of the suspension with a view toward assessing
the effectiveness and appropriateness of the student’s placement and toward minimizing the harm resulting
from the exclusion.