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 affecting students. 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 shall be maintained in the schools of this District. It is the responsibility of students, teachers and administrators to maintain a classroom environment that:

Students of the District must conform with school regulations and accept directions from authorized school personnel. The Board has "zero tolerance" of violent, disruptive or inappropriate behavior by its students. In addition, the Board will not tolerate excessive truancy.

A student who fails to comply with established school rules or with any reasonable request made by school personnel on school property and/or off school property at school-related events is subject to student discipline. Students may be subject to discipline for violation of the Student Code of Conduct/Student Discipline Code even if that conduct occurs on property not owned or controlled by the District but that is connected to activities or incidents that have occurred on property owned or controlled by the District, or conduct that, regardless of where it occurs, is directed at a District official or employee, or the property of such official or employee. The Superintendent is directed to develop student discipline procedures which establish strategies ranging from prevention to intervention to address student misbehavior and truancy.

Students and parents will annually receive, at the beginning of the school year or upon entering during the year, written information on the rules and regulations to which they are subject while in school or participating in any school-related activity or event (the Student Code of Conduct/Student Discipline Code). The information will include the types of conduct which are subject to suspension or expulsion from school and other forms of disciplinary action. The Board directs the administration, through its teaching staff, to carefully review with students the Student Code of Conduct/Student Discipline Code to make them aware of the Code itself and the fact that any violations of the Student Code of Conduct/Student Discipline Code are punishable. The review shall take place during the first week of school (or a new student’s first week of attendance).

If a student violates this policy or the Student Code of Conduct/Student Discipline Code, school personnel, students, or parents should report the student to the appropriate building administrator. Parents may contact the appropriate building administrator if they have information related to, knowledge of, or witness a violation of this policy or the Student Code of Conduct/Student Discipline Code. In order to reduce repeat offenses, the building principal may meet with a student returning from an out-of-school suspension in excess of five (5) days to discuss, clarify, and reiterate the District’s expectations concerning the student’s conduct/behavior.

The administration cooperates in any prosecution pursuant to the criminal laws of the State of Ohio and local ordinances.

Student conduct shall be governed by the rules and provisions of the Student Code of Conduct/Student Discipline Code. This Code of Conduct shall be reviewed annually. The Student Code of Conduct/Student Discipline Code is made available to students and parents and is posted in a central location within each building.

R.C. 3313.20, 3313.534, 3313.66, 3313.661

Adopted 6/14/90
Revised 3/00
Revised 5/11/06