FILE: JCD
STUDENT CONDUCT
The Acadia Parish School Board expects students to be well behaved while attending school or any school activity and conduct themselves in an appropriate manner at all times. Every teacher is authorized to hold every pupil to a strict accountability for any disorderly conduct in school or on the playgrounds of the school, on the street or road while going to or returning from school, or during intermission or recess.
Students have the responsibility to know and respect the rules of the school system. Students shall comply with all Board policies and school regulations, student codes of conduct, and directions of principals, teachers, and other authorized school personnel during any period of time when the student is under the authority of school personnel.
The Acadia Parish School Board shall demand reasonable student behavior and administer discipline with fundamental fairness without regard to gender, race, ethnic origin, religion or political belief. All students shall be afforded the basic rights of citizenship recognized and protected for persons of their age and maturity. Students shall exercise their rights and responsibilities in accordance with rules established for orderly conduct of the school's mission. Students who violate the rules of conduct shall be subject to disciplinary measures designed to correct the misconduct so that an environment conducive to learning can be maintained. Discipline policies shall be applicable at school, on the way to and from school, on a school bus, and at all school sponsored-events.
Moreover, the School Board reserves the authority to discipline students for behavior that may constitute a material disruption of the educational process such as audio, video, or other materials/information that may appear on the Internet or be transferred over electronic devices.
NOTICE
Students shall be informed by school authorities that violations of Board policy and school rules may result in a range of disciplinary actions including corporal punishment, suspension or expulsion. Copies of current School Board discipline policies shall be distributed to each school prior to the beginning of school each year. The Board, through its schools, shall provide each pupil and his/her parent, tutor, or legal guardian with a copy of the Board's current discipline policies, which shall include a Student Code of Conduct and a copy of the school’s rules and regulations. Each school shall plan and conduct an orientation and other meetings within the first five (5) days of school each year to fully inform all employees and pupils of all discipline policies, provisions of the student code of conduct applicable to such students, and rules and regulations necessary for the safe and orderly operation of the public schools.
The orientation shall also include information on the consequences of failure to comply with disciplinary rules and requirements of the student code of conduct, and consequences of violent acts committed on school property, at a school-sponsored function, or in a firearm-free zone, as well as the contents of the Teacher Bill of Rights. Meetings shall also be held throughout the school year as may be necessary to inform new employees and new students of such discipline policies, and regulations, contents of the student code of conduct, and pertinent school rules.
The orientation instruction shall be age appropriate and grade appropriate and take into consideration whether the student is in a regular or special education program.
Any student who does not receive the orientation during the first five (5) days of the school year shall be provided an orientation during the first five (5) days of the student’s attendance.
STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE
Each student in grades 4-12 and each parent or guardian of a student in grades 4-12, shall annually sign a Statement of Compliance. For students, the Statement of Compliance shall state that the student agrees to attend school regularly, arrive at school on time, demonstrate significant effort toward completion of homework assignments, and follow school and classroom rules. For parents, the Statement of Compliance shall state that the parent or legal guardian agrees to ensure his/her child's daily attendance at school, ensure his/her child's arrival at school on time each day, ensure his/her child completes all assigned homework, and attend all required parent/teacher/principal conferences. Failure by a student and/or parent or guardian to sign the respective Statement of Compliance may result in disciplinary action.
Revised: September, 2008
Approved: November 3, 2008
Ref: La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§17:223, 17:235.2, 17:416, 17:416.1, 17:416.8, 17:416.12, 17:416.13, 17:416.20
Louisiana Handbook for School Administrators, Bulletin 741, §1113 and §1115, Louisiana Department of Education
Board minutes 11-3-08
Acadia Parish School Board