Discipline

Students who abuse parking regulations may have parking privileges temporarily or permanently revoked.

Before school and after school detentions may be used for disciplinary consequences in addition to or in lieu of the disciplinary actions set forth below.

A social suspension is one in which a student is not allowed to attend school functions outside of the regular school day and may be used for disciplinary consequences in addition to or in lieu of disciplinary actions set forth (click HERE to see table)

In-School Suspension (ISS) students will be assigned an immediate ISS when referred to the dean. During the time a student serves an ISS, he/she may not attend or participate in any school-sponsored activity.

Parent/Guardian will be notified each time a student serves an ISS. It will be the student’s responsibility to complete the assigned ISS work prior to dismissal from the ISS program. Upon return to class, it is the student’s responsibility to obtain and complete any missing assignments.

Students whose inappropriate behavior is of a more serious and/or frequent nature are suspended from all school activities up to a maximum of ten (10) school days. School work missed during suspension may be made up. Students on external suspension may not be on any District 204 campus or participate in any district/school activity for the duration of the suspension. Suspended students on District 204 property may be referred for an unauthorized presence or criminal trespass. In addition, students receiving an out-of-school suspension for Internet misuse will lose Internet access privileges. Parents will be notified each time that a student is suspended. A phone call or conference may be required prior to the student’s re-admission.

• A behavioral warning is a behavioral contract between the student, school and family.
• All behavioral warnings shall be in effect for one calendar year from the date of the issuance. (On a case by case basis, behavioral warnings may be shortened by completion of a District approved program).
•  All behavioral warnings shall generally because to restrict or prohibit a student:
  • From attending school programs, events, activities or athletic contests;
  • From being eligible for certain honors or awards.
• A behavioral warning shall prohibit a student for that calendar year from nomination, election or consideration for any school awards, positions or honors not directly related to or the result of academic achievement.
• All students with a behavioral warning may apply for a waiver of restriction or prohibition from attendance only at school programs, events or activities on an event-to-event basis. Said application or request for a waiver would be made through the student’s dean and would have to be approved by that dean and the building principal. The waiver would merely allow attendance at an event or activity.
• Each waiver will be issued with a contract of behavior signed by the student and their parent/guardian with an attached copy of expectations. The contract shall expressly describe that any action or behavior that is determined to be a violation of the contract and/or expectations or any other school rules shall serve as the basis for an exclusion from all the events, programs and activities for the duration of that school year, and that they surrender any and all rights to appeal these prohibitions.
• The criteria for granting a waiver shall include, but not be limited to:
  • A written statement of explanation or apology;
  • A conversation in which the staff is reasonably assured of the student’s sincerity;
  • A willingness on the part of both the student and parent/guardian to agree to and abide by the conditions set forth in the contract and expectations;
  • The student’s disciplinary history;
  • The professional staff’s review of the above and recommendation for approval.
• A behavioral warning shall ordinarily not exclude a senior student from participating in graduation ceremonies except when it has been determined by the administration that the student’s presence and participation could be disruptive.
• It shall be the responsibility of the administration on each campus to notify senior students with behavioral warnings sufficiently in advance as to whether or not they will be participating in their graduation ceremonies.

Serious or chronic misconduct may lead to expulsion from school for up to two years. One serious offense could result in an immediate expulsion. Expulsion recommendations are made to the Board of Education.

Students who are involved in drug or alcohol abuse, vandalism, theft, unprovoked attack, extortion, fighting, assault and/or battery or any other serious offense on school property may be referred to the police in addition to school disciplinary actions. Parents shall be notified when a student is referred to the police by school staff and how they can access information relating to the police referral and/or report.

Students who are repeat offenders of school truancy or disciplinary rules may be referred to alternate education programs.