Peshtigo School District
Bylaws & Policies
 

5500 - STUDENT CODE OF CLASSROOM CONDUCT

Respect for law and for those persons in authority shall be expected of all students. This includes conformity to school rules as well as general provisions of law regarding minors. Respect for the rights of others, consideration of their privileges, and cooperative citizenship shall also be expected of all members of the school community.

Respect for real and personal property; pride in one's work; achievement within the range of one's ability; and exemplary personal standards of courtesy, decency, and honesty should be maintained in the schools of this District.

The District Administrator shall establish procedures to carry out Board policy and philosophy, and shall hold all school personnel, students, and parents responsible for the conduct of students in schools, on school vehicles, and at school-related events.

Student conduct on or adjacent to school premises, on school vehicles, and at school-related events and activities shall be governed by the rules and provisions of the Student Code of Classroom Conduct. In addition, student conduct on internet-based social media outlets, (such as Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, YouTube) is governed by the Code of Conduct when such conduct forms a sufficient connection to school or staff. This Code of Classroom Conduct shall be reviewed and approved periodically.

Student conduct in the classroom shall be governed by the rules and provisions of the Code of Classroom Conduct developed for each school in consultation with a committee of School District residents that consists of parents, students, members of the School Board, school administrators, teachers, pupil services professionals, and other residents of the School District who are appointed to the committee by the School Board. Each school's Code of Classroom Conduct shall be adopted by the School Board.

118.13, Wis. Stats.
118.164, Wis. Stats.
120.13, Wis. Stats.
Wis. Admin. Code P.I. 9.03
Wis. Admin. Code P.I. 41
Fourteenth Amendment, U.S. Constitution
20 U.S.C. Section 1681, Title IX of Education Amendments Act
20 U.S.C. Section 1701 et seq., Equal Educational Opportunities Act of 1974
29 U.S.C. Section 794, Rehabilitation Act of 1973
42 U.S.C. Section 2000 et seq., Civil Rights Act of 1964
42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq., The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
Vocational Education Program Guidelines for Eliminating Discrimination and Denial of Services, Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights, 1979

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