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C350 – STUDENT DISCIPLINE
The School Board acknowledges that conduct is closely related to learning and that an effective instructional program requires an orderly school environment, which is, in part, reflected in the behavior of students.
The Board believes that students should learn to assume responsibility for their own behavior and the consequences of their actions.
The Board requires each student of this Corporation to adhere to the Code of Conduct promulgated by the administration and to submit to such disciplinary measures as are appropriately assigned for infraction of those rules.
The Superintendent will promulgate administrative guidelines for student conduct which carry out the purposes of this policy and:
| A. | are not arbitrary but bear a reasonable relationship to the need to maintain a school environment conducive to learning; |
| B. | do not discriminate among students; |
| C. | do not demean students; |
| D. | do not violate any individual rights constitutionally guaranteed to students. |
The Superintendent will designate sanctions for the infractions of rules, excluding corporal punishment, which:
| A. | relate in kind and degree to the infraction; |
| B. | help the student learn to take responsibility for his/her actions; |
| C. | are directed, where possible, to reduce the effects of any harm which may have been caused by the student’s misconduct. |
The Superintendent shall publish to all students and their parents the rules of this Corporation regarding student conduct, the sanctions which may be imposed for breach of those rules, and the due-process procedures that will be followed in administering the Code of Conduct. Teachers and other employees of this Board having authority over students shall have the authority to take any action that is reasonably necessary to carry out or prevent an interference with an educational function.
No student is to be detained after the close of the regular school day unless the student’s parent has been contacted and informed that the student will be detained and suitable transportation arrangements have been made.
All discipline imposed shall be in accordance with federal and Indiana statute and regulations.
I.C. 20-33-8-1 et seq.
Adopted 11/24/08
Revised 11/25/19