Laneville ISD

2007-2008 Code of Conduct

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 16

Exceeds One Year 16

Exceeds School Year 16

Exceeds 60 Days. 16

Appeals. 17

Restrictions during Placement 17

Placement Review.. 17

Additional Misconduct 17

Notice of Criminal Proceedings. 18

Withdrawal during Process. 18

Newly Enrolled Students. 19

Emergency Placement Procedure. 19

Placement and/or Expulsion for Certain Serious Offenses. 20

Registered Sex Offenders. 20

Review Committee. 20

Newly Enrolled Student 20

Appeal 20

Certain Felonies. 21

Hearing and Required Findings. 21

Length of Placement 21

Newly Enrolled Students. 22

Expulsion. 23

Discretionary Expulsion:  Misconduct That May Result in Expulsion. 23

Any Location. 23

At School, Within 300 Feet, or at School Event 23

Within 300 Feet of School 24

Property of Another District 24

While in DAEP. 24

Mandatory Expulsion: Misconduct That Requires Expulsion. 25

Federal Law.. 25

Texas Penal Code. 25

Under Age Ten. 26

Emergency. 26

Process. 26

Hearing. 26

Board Review of Expulsion. 27

Expulsion Order 27

Length of Expulsion. 27

Withdrawal during Process. 28

Additional Misconduct 28

Restrictions during Expulsion. 28

Newly Enrolled Students.