Legal

Code of Conduct/Quick Reference

Was the student referred to the office for a behavior similar to:

(Click on the behavior.  You can also go to "edit" to do a "find" by typing in the behavior.)

LEVEL I OR II

1. Being late to class.

2. Refusing to follow classroom rules.

3. Refusing to participate in classroom activities or fulfill assignments.

4. Failure to bring appropriate material to class.

5. Possessing or using nuisance items.

6. Eating, drinking, or gum chewing in an undesignated area.

7. Disruption of the orderly classroom process.

8. Running, making excessive noise, or other disruptions in halls, buildings, classrooms, or other supervised settings.

LEVEL III

1. Cheating or copying the work of another student.

2. Lying about staff or another student.

3. Leaving the classroom, building, grounds, or assigned activity without permission.

4. Cutting class or other scheduled activity.

5. Violation of the dress code.

6. Truancy.

7. Altering school records or documents, or the forgery of a name on a school document.

8. Vandalism or defacing school property.

9. Excessive absences or tardies.

10. Inappropriately engaging in acts of familiarity with other student.

11. Possession of an electronic paging device or cellular telephone.

12. Throwing or irresponsible use of objects that can cause bodily injury or damage to property.

13. Possession or use of tobacco products.

14. Exhibiting any unacceptable or unwanted physical contact that result in injury.

15. Recklessness in an automobile.

16. Possession of a knife not defined as illegal.

17. Violation of AISD policy for acceptable use of computers and networks.

18. Provoking or contributing to disruptions in the school environment.

LEVEL IV

1. Any repeated offense of Level III, or a new violation while being disciplined for a Level III offense.

2. Repeated acts of disobedience or disorderly behavior which may prove to be detrimental to the school, harmful to health and safety, or inhibiting to the rights of others.

3. Being disrespectful toward school personnel or refusing to comply with lawful requests or directions of school personnel.

4. Threats, oral or written, to do bodily harm to another or to the property of another.

5. Interfering with school authorities or school programs through boycotts, sit-ins, or trespassing.

6. Fighting, which is defined as physical conflict between two or more individuals. A fight has occurred if a student who is attacked strikes back. To avoid penalty, a student personnel or adult help.

7. Stealing, robbery, extortion, or gambling.

8. Using profane, obscene, indecent, immoral, or racially or ethnically offensive language or physical gestures directed toward students, school personnel or other adults.

9. Failure to comply with assigned disciplinary consequences.

10. Possessing a device, object, or substance that could cause bodily harm to individuals in any school setting (including laser pointers).

11. Failure to report to school personnel the knowledge of an event, device, object, or substance that could cause bodily harm to individuals in any school setting.

12. Possession, use, or distribution of any substance represented to be a narcotic, dangerous drug or alcohol.

13. Indecent exposure, sexual misconduct, or sexual harassment.

14. Hazing.

15. Gang-related behavior or activity, or gang membership

16. Possession of drug paraphernalia.

17. Burglary of a school facility or major vandalism to District property.

18. Posting or distributing unauthorized materials on school premises.

19. Placing or discharging fireworks. Playing with matches or fire or starting a fire.

20. Pledging to join, solicit m embership in a public school fraternity, sorority, secret society, or gang as defined in TEC 37.121.

21. Violation of copyright laws.

22. Engages in some off-campus felonies.

LEVEL V REMOVAL

1. Commits assault as defined by this Code.

2. Makes a TERRORISTIC threat as defined by Penal Code 22.07.

3. Sells, gives, delivers, uses, or possesses marijuana, a controlled substance as defined by Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code, or by 21 U.S.C. 801 et seq., a dangerous drug as defined by Chapter 483, Health and Safety Code, or an alcoholic beverage as defined by 1.04 of the Alcoholic Beverage Code.

4. Commits a Level IV offense under the influence of alcohol.

5. Commits an offense relating to abusable glue or aerosol paint under 485.031 through 483.035, Health and Safety Code, or other volatile chemicals under Chapter 484, Health and Safety Code.

6. Engages in public lewdness under Penal Code 21.07.

7. Engages in indecent exposure under Penal Code 21.08.

8. Engages in retaliation against a school employee under Penal Code 36.06 except, if the student commits a mandatory expellable offense against any employee in retaliation for or as a result of the employee's employment with the school district, the student must be expelled under 37.007(c).

9. Engages in conduct punishable as a felony.

10. Engages in some off-campus felonies.

11. If a student under ten engages in expellable conduct, the student must be placed in the AEP.

LEVEL V EXPULSION

If the student, on school property or while attending a school sponsored or school related activity on or off school property uses, exhibits, or possesses:

1. A firearm (gun). (Penal Code 46.01(3)).

2. An illegal knife as defined in Penal Code 46.01(6). A pocketknife shall not be student's regular campus for a period of at least one-year, subject to individual modifications made by the Superintendent.

3. A club as defined by Penal Code 46.01(1)

4. A weapon listed as a prohibited weapon under Penal Code 46.05, including:

a. Explosive weapons.

b. A machine-gun.

c. A short-barreled firearm.

d. A switchblade knife.

e. Knuckles.

f. Armor-piercing ammunition.

g. A chemical dispensing device.

h. A zipgun.

If the student, on school property or while attending a school-related activity on or off of school property commits:

1. Aggravated assault under Penal Code 22.02.

2. Sexual assault under Penal Code 22.011.

3. Aggravated sexual assault under Penal Code 22.021.

4. Arson under Penal Code 28.02.

5. Murder under Penal Code 19.02.

6. Capital murder under Penal Code 19.03.

7. Criminal attempt to commit murder or capital murder under Penal Code 15.01.

8. Indecency with a child under Penal Code 21.11.

9. Aggravated kidnapping under Penal Code 20.04.

10. The offense of selling, giving, or delivering, using, or possessing marijuana, or a controlled substance as defined by Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code, or by 21 U.S.C. 801 et seq., a dangerous drug as defined by Chapter 483, Health and Safety Code, or an alcoholic beverage as defined by 1.04 of the Alcoholic Beverage Code if the conduct is punishable as a felony.

11. An offense relating to abusable glue, aerosol paint under 485.031 through 485.035, Health and Safety Code, or other volatile chemicals under Chapter 484, Health and Safety Code if the conduct is punishable as a felony.

12. Any of the above offenses against any school employee in retaliation for or as a result of the employee's employment with a school district.

TEACHER REMOVAL OF A STUDENT

IS THIS STUDENT RECEIVING SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES?