The Board of Education believes that the educational needs of all students should be served. The Board will make every reasonable effort to identify and serve disaffected students whose learning is impeded by environmental circumstances, the student's attitude, or an inappropriate instructional program.

A disaffected student may be a student unable to function properly within a traditional school program; a student of average or above average intelligence and ability who achieves below his/her potential; a student unable to establish occupational or future goals; a student with a pattern of behavior problems, including problems with attendance and tardiness; a student who lacks motivation, direction, and decision making ability; a student who possesses a poor self-image; a student suffering a stressful family setting; a student hostile toward adults and authority figures; a student in difficulty with community and law enforcement agencies; or a student lacking interest in school and avoiding involvement in school activities.

Teaching staff members shall be alert to students whose disaffection precludes their active participation in the learning process. Any such student shall be reported to the principal who shall provide counseling services designed to explore the cause of the student's disaffection, assess the student's educational needs, and, if appropriate, plan an instructional program to meet those needs.

A disaffected student who may be educationally disabled shall be referred to the Placement Team for evaluation in accordance with Board policy on special education.