Page 52 - Atlanta Public Schools Student Handbook

CODE AND TITLE
DEFINITION / EXAMPLES / APPLICATIONS
LEVEL 1
LEVEL 2
LEVEL 3
9. ACTS AGAINST OTHERS INFRACTIONS
9.1
9.2
9.3
9G. FIGHTING
SERIOUS
No student shall mutually participate in or initiate a physical altercation (fight) unless such physical contacts or physical harms were in self-defense as provided by OCGA § 16-3-21.Physical contact which causes harm may result in a Level 3 disciplinary response being imposed.
APPLICATION: Physical contact which causes significant injury will result in a Level 3 disciplinary response being imposed.
******APPLICATION::
Within 1 School Year:
First Offense: Discipline Levels 1 – 3 (minimum 1 day OSS; Max 4 days)
Second Offense: Discipline Levels 2 – 3(min 3 days OSS; Max 10 days OSS and optional referral for disciplinary hearing) Third Offense: Discipline Level 3(10 days OSS and Mandatory Hearing Referral)
NOTE: Repeated violations of a Level 1 or 2 infraction under a Rule 9G offense may result in a punishment as authorized in Level 3.
9G.1
E
1 to 3 Days Detention Written Warning
T/S/A/P Conference Counselor Referral Restorative Conference
9G.2
E/S
1-5 Days ISS OR 1-3 Days OSS Removal of Privileges Restorative Conference Check-in/Check- out Behavior Contract
9G.3
E/S
4 to 10 Days
OSS and possible referral to a student disciplinary hearing where the student may face long-term suspension or expulsion
9H. FIGHTING: GROUP
SERIOUS
Three or more individuals mutually participated in a physical altercation unless such physical contact or physical harms were in self-defense as provided by OCGA § 16-3-21.
APPLICATION: Physical contact which causes significant injury will result in a Level 3 disciplinary response being imposed.
******APPLICATION:
Within 1 School Year:
First Offense: 3-10 days and possible referral to disciplinary hearing. Second Offense: 10 days and discipline hearing.
9H.2
E/S
1-5 Days ISS OR 1-3 Days OSS Removal of Privileges Restorative Conference Check-in/Check- out Behavior Contract
9H.3
E/S
4 to 10 Days
OSS and possible referral to a student disciplinary hearing where the student may face long-term suspension or expulsion
9I.
FORCEFULLY ABDUCT / TRANSPORT / DETAIN A PERSON
SERIOUS
No student shall forcefully abduct, transport, and/or detain a person against his/her will.
9I.1
E/s
1 to 3 Days Detention Written Warning
T/S/A/P Conference Counselor Referral Restorative Conference
9I.2
E/S
1-5 Days ISS OR 1-3 Days OSS Removal of Privileges Restorative Conference Check-in/Check- out Behavior Contract
9I.3
E/S
4 to 10 Days
OSS and possible referral to a student disciplinary hearing where the student may face long-term suspension or expulsion
10. OFF-CAMPUS INFRACTIONS
10.1
10.2
10.3
10A.
OFF CAMPUS OFFENSE
SERIOUS
Any off-campus conduct which could result in the student being criminally charged with a FELONY (if committed by an adult), or felonious conduct for which a student has been arrested, criminally charged/ indicted, adjudicated to have committed, or convicted; AND conduct which makes the student’s continued presence at school a potential danger to persons or property at the school or which disrupts the educational process. Contact the Discipline Office, Safety and Security and the Associate Superintendent.
APPLICATION: Contact the Discipline Office, Safety and Security and the Associate Superintendent. Students may only be withdrawn after receiving approval from the Coordinator of Student Discipline.
10A.3
E/S
4 to 10 Days
OSS and possible referral to a student disciplinary hearing where the student may face long-term suspension or expulsion
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