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CODE AND TITLE
DEFINITION AND EXAMPLES
LEVEL 1
LEVEL 2
LEVEL 3
14. TECHNOLOGY INFRACTIONS
14.1
14.2
14.3
14E.
DISTRIBUTION OF INAPPROPRIATE MATERIALS VIA TECHNOLOGY
SERIOUS
No student shall use or participate in using personal or school technology resources to distribute, display, or record inappropriate material. Inappropriate material does not serve an instructional or educational purpose and includes material that is profane, vulgar, lewd, obscene, offensive, indecent, threatening, advocates illegal or dangerous acts, causes disruption to Atlanta Public Schools, its employees or students, advocates violence, contains knowingly false, recklessly false, or defamatory information, or is otherwise harmful to minors as defined by the Children’s Internet Protection Act. (The local school police officer must be notified of such incidents). For incidents of harassment, including those involving antisemitic material, please refer to Rule 4C.
14E.1
E/S
1 to 3 Days Detention Written Warning
T/S/A/P Conference Counselor Referral Restorative Conference
14E.2
E/S
1-5 Days ISS OR 1-3 Days OSS Removal of Privileges Restorative Conference Check-in/Check- out Behavior Contract
14E.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
14F.
PROHIBITED USE OF CELL PHONE
MODERATE
The use of cell phones during the school day is not allowed in grades Pre-K through 12. For purposes of this rule, “school day” is defined as the period beginning with the first bell signaling the start of the school day and ending with the final bell signaling the conclusion of the school day and shall include all instructional time, breaks, transitions, assemblies, lunch, recess, free periods, study halls, and/or any other structured or unstructured times and activities. This rule applies to all students whether or not their parent/guardian has completed the Parental Consent & Acknowledgement Form.
These prohibitions do not apply to a student whose IEP, Section 504 plan, or medical plan explicitly mandates the use of a cell phone for medical or educational purposes, as long as the student’s use of the cell phone is in strict adherence to the requirements of their IEP, 504, and/or medical plan. Any student accessing a cell phone that does not adhere to the requirements of that student’s IEP, 504, and/or medical plan will be subject to discipline pursuant to this rule.
FIRST VIOLATION: Verbal warning.
SECOND VIOLATION: The device will be confiscated and the mobile telephone or device will be returned
only to the parent/legal guardian who must schedule a conference at the school to retrieve the item.
THIRD VIOLATION: The device will be confiscated and will result in the student’s loss of the privilege of possessing a mobile telephone or PED on school property for one (1) semester. Written notice will be mailed to the parent, and the mobile telephone or device will be returned only to the parent/legal guardian who must schedule a conference at the school to retrieve the item.
FOURTH (OR MORE) VIOLATION: The device will be confiscated and the student will lose the privilege of possessing a mobile telephone or PED on school property for one (1) calendar year. Written notice will be mailed to the parent, and the mobile telephone or device will be returned only to the parent/legal guardian who must schedule a conference at the school to retrieve the item
15. WEAPONS CATEGORY I
15.1
15.2
15.3
15A.
CATEGORY I WEAPONS
SERIOUS
A student shall not possess, handle, transmit, or cause to be transmitted; use or threaten to use; sell, attempt to sell, or conspire to sell a FIREARM, either concealed or open to view on school property. A FIREARM is a (LOADED or UNLOADED) handgun, rifle, shotgun, or other weapon which will or can be converted to expel a projectile by the action of an explosive or electrical charge.
A FIREARM includes a (LOADED or UNLOADED) handgun, rifle, shotgun, or other weapon which will or can be converted to expel a projectile by the action of an explosive or electrical charge.
APPLICATION: Mandatory Report to Law Enforcement, Cluster Superintendent, and Mandatory Report to the Office of Student Discipline.
The minimum discipline for any student possessing a loaded or unloaded firearm is ten (10) days OSS and a hearing referral with a minimum recommendation of one calendar-year expulsion.
15A.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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