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occurred on property owned or controlled by the District and Misconduct by a student that, regardless of where it
occurs, is directed at a District official or employee or the property of a District official or employee. This policy
also applies to any student, whether or not the student is enrolled in the District, attending or otherwise
participating in any curricular program provided in the school or provided on any other property owner or
controlled by the Board.

Additionally, the provisions of this code shall apply to students if the prohibited act(s) takes place while on
properties immediately adjacent to school property, within the line of sight of school property, on school
transportation, or if the act adversely affects the operation of the schools.

Violation by a student of any one or more of the following rules of conduct may result in disciplinary action(s),
which may include detention, in school suspension, parental contact, referral to legal authorities, emergency
removal, disciplinary removal, suspension, expulsion, or permanent exclusion. A student may be suspended pending
the outcome of expulsion proceedings.

A. Any act or seriously-threatened act of physical violence whereby the perpetrator causes, attempts to
cause or threatens to cause physical harm to another;

B. Any possession or use of a weapon including look-alike or counterfeit weapons;

C. Any act of arson or attempted arson and related offenses;

D. Any act of theft, deliberate destruction of property or participation in any activity at any time which
results in damage to school property or to property of others on school property;

E. Possession, sale use, concealment, transmission or consumption of intoxicating substances, or drugs,
or counterfeit or look-alike drugs or intoxicating beverages, or attendance at school-sponsored
activities while under the influence of such substances. This includes the prohibition of any
Prescription drug or medication which is not possessed by the student in accordance with school
policy governing the possession of prescription medication on school District grounds;

F. Illegal occupation of school property;

G. Chronic misconduct;

H. Sexual activity;

I. Harassment on the basis of race, sex, national origin, handicap, age, or ethnicity including verbal,
physical, or mental harassment;

J. Commission of any criminal act;

K. Possession or use of tobacco products in the school building, school grounds, school property and at
school functions;

L. Truancy-chronic tardiness or absenteeism;

M. Profane, indecent, obscene, abusive or vulgar language;

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