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CODE AND TITLE
DEFINITION AND EXAMPLES
LEVEL 1
LEVEL 2
LEVEL 3
16.WEAPONS-CATEGORY II AND OTHER HAZARDOUS ITEMS (INTENT PLAYS A ROLE)
16.1
16.2
16.3
16A.
CATEGORY II 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 HAZARDOUS OBJECT, either concealed or open to view on school property. A HAZARDOUS OBJECT is a pellet gun, paint pellet gun, or BB gun, antique firearm, pepper spray, non-lethal air gun, stun gun, taser, or any similar weapon that does not meet the definition of a Category I weapon.
any Bowie, Dirk, machete, switchblade knife, ballistics knife, any other knife having a blade of two or more inches; any razor blade (e.g., straight, regular, retractable, etc.); box cutter; any bludgeon (e.g. billy club, PR-24, nightstick, spring stick, blackjack, club); any firearm muffler or firearm silencer; “look-alike” bomb; any “martial arts” device or flailing instrument consisting of two or more rigid parts connected in such a manner as to allow them to swing freely (e.g., nunchakus, nun chuck, nun chahka, shuriken, or fighting chain, etc.); any disc of whatever configuration with at least two points or pointed blades which is designed to be thrown or propelled (e.g., Chinese star, oriental dart, throwing star, etc.); miscellaneous devices such as swords, sword/knife canes, ice picks, chains, bow and arrows, knuckles made of metal, thermoplastic, wood or other similar material, objects placed on fingers, in hands, or on fists or knuckles to provide a “loaded fist,” etc.,
or any tool or instrument which the school administration could reasonably conclude as being used as a weapon or intended by the student to be used as a weapon.
APPLICATION: Mandatory Report to law enforcement and mandatory Report to Office of Student Discipline. Intent should be considered when determining the level of discipline.
16A.2
E/S
1-5 Days ISS OR 1-3 Days OSS Removal of Privileges Restorative Conference Check-in/Check- out Behavior Contract
16A.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
17. WEAPONS-CATEGORY III (INTENT PLAYS A ROLE)
17.1
17.2
17.3
17A.
CATEGORY III 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 KNIFE or INSTRUMENT having a blade of less than two inches, any “look- alike” firearm, toy guns, or plastic disposable razor or slingshot. Factors to be considered in determining the disciplinary response will include, but not be limited to: age, maturity level of student, willfulness and intent, and the weapon involved.
APPLICATION: Mandatory Report to law enforcement. Elevated discipline based upon student intent.
17A.1
E/S
1 to 3 Days Detention Written Warning
T/S/A/P Conference Counselor Referral Restorative Conference
17A.2
E/S
1-5 Days ISS OR 1-3 Days OSS Removal of Privileges Restorative Conference Check-in/Check- out Behavior Contract
17A.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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