Board Approved 2-27-06

WEST CLERMONT CODE OF CONDUCT

 

 

 

                                    1.         Truancy.

                                   

2.         Chronic misbehavior which disrupts or interferes with any

school activity.

                                               

                                    3.         Fighting.

 

                                    4.         Damage or destruction of school property on or off of school premises.

 

5.                  Theft or possession of stolen goods.

 

6.                  Use, possession, sale or distribution of a firearm – A firearm is any weapon

which will, is designed to, or may readily be converted to expel a projectile

by the action of an explosive; the frame or receiver of any such weapon; any firearm muffler or firearm silencer; or any machine gun.  This includes zip guns, starter guns, and flare guns.

 

7.                  Use, possession, sale or distribution of a dangerous weapon other than a firearm or explosive, incendiary or poison gas – A weapon, device, instrument, material, or substance, animate or inanimate, that is used for, or is readily capable of causing death or serious bodily injury, except that such a term does not include a pocket knife with a blade of less than 2 ˝ inches in length (18 U.S.C. section 930).

 

8.         Use, possession, sale or distribution of any explosive, incendiary or poison gas – Any destructive device, which would include a bomb, a grenade, a rocket having a propellant charge of more than four ounces, a missile having an explosive or incendiary charge of more than one-quarter ounce and a mine or similar device.  This definition would also include any weapon that will, or that may be readily converted to, expel a projectile by the action of an explosive or other propellant, and that has any barrel with a bore of more than one-half inch in diameter.                              

 

                                    9.         Buying, selling, transferring, using or possessing any substance containing tobacco, including, but not limited to, cigarettes, cigars, a pipe, a clove cigarette, chewing tobacco, snuff, and dip, or using tobacco in any other form.

                                   

                                    10.       Buying, selling, transferring, using, possessing or being under the influence                          

                                                of any alcoholic beverage or intoxicant of any kind.

 

11.       Buying, selling, transferring, using, possessing or being under the influence of any drug, medication,       inhalant or other controlled substance.

 

12.       Buying, selling, transferring, using, or possessing any drug or alcoholic paraphernalia to include instruments, objects, papers, pipes, containers, etc.

 

 

 

13.       Buying, selling, transferring, using, possessing or being under the influence of any controlled substance (drugs, narcotics, marijuana, etc.), inhalants, or buying, selling, using, possessing or being under the influence of any counterfeit controlled substance.  (Any substance that is made to look like a controlled substance, or is represented to be a controlled substance, or that is believed to be a controlled substance.)

 

14.       Turning in false fire, tornado, bomb, disaster, or other alarms.

 

15.       Refusing to take detention or other properly administered discipline.

 

16.       Falsifying of information given to school personnel.

 

17.       Disrespect to a teacher or other school authority.

 

         18.        Disregard of reasonable directions or commands by school authorities including school administrators and teachers.

 

19.       Abuse of another.  No student shall use or direct to, or about a school employee, or student, words, phrases, or actions which are considered to be slanderous or degrading in nature, words or phrases which could be considered threatening, menacing or indicate and intent to cause harm to person or property, and/or words or phrases which are obscene or profane as defined by the majority of our society.  Name calling and negative, uncomplimentary and offensive remarks related to physical handicaps or defects, mental handicaps, race, religion, nationality, appearance or other reason is prohibited

 

20.       Firearm look-a-likes – Any item that resembles a firearm but does not have the              

explosive characteristics of a firearm but may use a spring loaded devise or air

pressure by which to propel an object or substance (i.e., toy guns, cap guns, bb guns, pellet guns).

 

21.        Unwelcome Sexual Conduct – Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for               

sexual favors, other physical or verbal conduct or communication of a sexual

nature, including gender-based harassment that creates an intimidating,

hostile or offensive education or work environment (i.e., pinching, grabbing, suggestive comments, gestures or jokes or pressure to engage in sexual

activity).

 

                                    22.       Forgery of school or school-related documents.

 

                                    23.       Cheating or plagiarizing.

 

24.       Assault.

 

25.       Possession of matches or lighters or other similar devices.

 

26.       Possession of electronic communication devices.  Students shall not be permitted to possess beepers, pagers, cellular telephones or any other related electronic communication devices.  A “paging device” is a telecommunications device that emits an audible signal, vibrates, displays a message or otherwise summons or delivers a communication to the possessor. 

                                                                       

                                    27.       Use of indecent or obscene language or gestures.

 

                                    28.       Publication of obscene, pornographic or libelous material.

 

                                    29.       Skipping any part of the school day.

 

                                    30.       Tardiness.

 

31.       Leaving school during school hours without       permission of the proper school authority.

 

32.       Presence in areas during school hours or outside school hours where a student has no legitimate business without permission of the proper school        authority.

 

33.       Failure to abide by reasonable dress and appearance     codes set forth in student handbooks or established by administration or the Board of Education.  This

includes the prohibition of all clothing, jewelry, signs, etc., which at the discretion of the administration is reasonably related to or represents gang or gang-like activity.

 

34.       Indecent exposure.

 

35.       Engaging in sexual acts, displaying excessive affection or other inappropriate behavior with a person of the    same or opposite sex.

 

36.       Failure to abide by rules and regulations set forth by administration for student parking.

                                   

                                    37.       Any disruption or interference with school activities.

                                               

38.       Willfully aiding another person to violate school regulations.

                                   

39.       Using  Computer/On-Line Services for illegal, harassing, vandalizing, inappropriate or obscene purposes, or in support of such activities is prohibited.  Illegal activities shall be defined as:

 

            a.         Abusive conduct or violation of the conditions of use set forth

                        or in the Computer/On-Line Services.

            b.         Transmission of unlawful information on the network.    

c.         The improper access, misappropriation or misuse of information/files of other users.

d.         The use of obscene, abusive, or otherwise offensive or objectionable language in either public or private messages.

e.         The opening of computers and adding or removing parts of computers without express authorization of district staff.

 

40.       Commission by a student of any crime in violation of                                                      the Ohio Criminal Code, Ohio Traffic Code or the                                                              Ohio Juvenile Code.

 

                                    41.       Any other activity by a student which the student knows                                                                                    or should know will disrupt the academic process or                                                                              a curricular or extracurricular activity.