The Board of Education believes that the schools should help students learn to respect property and develop feelings of pride in community institutions.

The Board charges each student in the schools of this District with responsibility for the proper care of school property and the school supplies and equipment entrusted to his/her use. A reward may be offered by the Board for apprehending any person who vandalizes school property.

The Board reserves the right to offer a reward to persons other than school employees and their immediate family for information leading to the arrest and conviction of any person who commits any violation of law on property owned or under the control or management of the Board.

In accordance with law, students who cause damage to school property shall be subject to disciplinary measures, and their parents shall be financially liable for such damage to the extent of the law, except that students over eighteen (18) years of age shall also be liable for damage they cause.

The Board authorizes the imposition of fines for the loss, damage or destruction of school equipment, apparatus, musical instruments, library material, textbooks, and for damage to school buildings and reserves the right to withhold a report card or credits from any student whose payment of such fine is in arrears.

The Board may report to the appropriate juvenile authorities any student whose damage of school property has been serious or chronic in nature.

The Superintendent shall develop procedures to implement this policy which include:

R.C. 2151.411, 3109.09, 3313.173, 3313.642