III-2 CONTUCT OF PUPILS
Table of Contents
| Responsibility for Discipline | 3-2.1 |
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Student Discipline | 3-2.2 |
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Drug and Alcohol Education/Prevention Program | 3-2.3 |
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Assurances of Student Safety | 3-2.4 |
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Alternative Education | 3-2.5 |
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Reporting of Violent Behavior | 3-2.6 |
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Anti-Bullying | 3-2.8 |
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3-2.1 Responsibility for Discipline
Managing discipline in the classroom is the responsibility of
the teacher. Discipline problems which unreasonably disrupt the
classroom environment shall be referred to the Principal.
Exclusion from class for a brief time may be necessary in order to
provide a cooling off time for the student/teacher and/or time for the
Principal and teacher to confer with parents in regard to a solution of
the problem.
Policy Approved August 11, 2003
3-2.2 Student Discipline
The Board of Education may authorize the emergency exclusion,
short-term or long-term suspension, expulsion, or mandatory
reassignment of any student from school for conduct prohibited by the
board’s rules or standards established by LB 503 (1976) as amended by
LB 1250 (1994) if such action complies with the procedures required by
this act.
Further, the Gun Free Schools Act and LB 658 requires the
expulsion from school for a period of not less than
one year of any student who is determined to have knowingly and
intentionally possessed, used, or transmitted a firearm on school
grounds, in a school owned vehicle being used for a school purpose, or
at a school sponsored activity or athletic event.
Policy Approved August 11, 2003
3-2.3 Drug and Alcohol Education/Prevention Program
It shall be the policy of the Otoe County School District No.
111, to provide age appropriate, developmentally based drug and alcohol
education and prevention programs for all students of the
schools. It shall be the policy of the District to require
instruction at each grade level concerning the adverse effects
resulting from the use of illicit drugs and alcohol. Such
instruction shall be designed by affected classroom teachers or as
otherwise directed by the Administration and Board to be appropriate to
the age of the student exposed to such instruction. Such
instruction should be described in any curriculum guides of the
District and should have as one of its primary objectives preventing
the use of illicit drugs and alcohol by such students. It shall
further be the policy of the District to encourage the use of outside
resource personnel such as law enforcement officers, medical personnel,
and experts on the subject of drug and alcohol abuse, so that its
economic, social, educational, and physiological consequences may be
made known to the students of the District.
It shall further be the policy of the District through the instruction
earlier herein referred to as well as by information
and consistent enforcement of the Board’s policy pertaining to student
conduct as it relates to the use of illicit drugs and the unlawful
possession and use of alcohol, that drug and alcohol abuse is wrong and
harmful both to the student and the District and its educational
programs.
Policy Approved August 11, 2003
3-2.4 Assurances of Student Safety
A safe school is a place where students can learn and teachers
can teach in a warm and welcoming environment, free of
intimidation and fear. It is a setting where the educational
climate fosters a spirit of acceptance and care for every
student. A place where student behavior expectations are clearly
communicated, consistently enforced, and fairly applied.
Research would say that one of the most effective means of assuring
student safety is to conduct searches. Therefore, the Nebraska
City Public Schools Board of Education grants the Administration the
authority to search. This search may include the cooperation of
other designated school personnel, Law Enforcement Representatives and
the resources of Law Enforcement Representatives. These searches
may include, but are not limited to, school lockers, athletic lockers,
student book bags, clothing, desks, and vehicles.
Policy Approved August 11, 2003
3-2.5 Alternative Education
It shall be the policy of the Nebraska City Public Schools to offer an
“Alternative Education” program for students expelled from the Nebraska
City Public Schools.
Policy Approved August 11, 2003
3-2.6 Reporting of Violent Behavior
District employees are required to report to their
Administrative representative any activities that are outside the norm
of juvenile behavior (verbal, written or performance) which are
observed to occur on or adjacent to School District property, which
enacts, encourages, threatens or solicits violence by students or
School District employees.
Violence, for the purpose of this policy, is defined as force employed so as to damage or injure.
Building Administrators shall report to the Superintendent of Schools
any student activities that are outside the norm of juvenile
behavior. This report shall include the name of the individual(s)
involved, the grade(s), and the location of the incident. A short
summary of the behavior and actions taken shall be included. The
Superintendent of Schools shall report this information to the Board of
Education.
Building Administrators are also required to track any and all types of
conflict behavior in and around their particular building. The
tracking of this data is to center around student behaviors that would
cause “concern” by district employees.
Policy Approved August 11, 2003
3-2.7 Nebraska City Public Schools Safe Pupil Transportation Plan
The Nebraska City Public Schools is committed to providing safe
pupil transportation services. To assure that
end, the superintendent shall prepare a Safe Pupil Transportation Plan
that, at a minimum, shall address
weapons, student behavior, terrorist threats, severe weather, hazardous
materials, medical emergencies
and
driver /passenger procedures in the event of mechanical breakdowns of the vehicle.
The superintendent shall plan and implement a safety-training program
for pupil transportation vehicle
operators and vehicle passengers. The superintendent shall
monitor the scheduling of
inservice and educational opportunities for transportation personnel to
improve their awareness and
skills regarding pupil transportation vehicle safety.
Administrative rules and regulations shall be developed to govern the
safe operation of pupil transportation vehicles. Students violating these regulations may
have their riding privileges revoked or suspended. Parents will be responsible for damage done
to transportation vehicles or equipment by their
children.
The school district shall conduct pupil transportation vehicle safe
riding practices instruction
and
emergency safety drills at least twice a year for students who utilize
school district
transportation. The emergency
evacuation drill procedures should be conducted according to guidelines
established by the Nebraska
Department of Education.
Each pupil transportation vehicle shall have, in addition to the
regular emergency safety drill, a
plan for helping those students who require special assistance to
safety during an emergency. This shall include, but not be
limited to, students with disabilities.
Pupil transportation vehicle drivers are required to attend each safety drill.
All transportation vehicles shall be acquired and
maintained to meet or exceed NDE
Minimum Equipment Standards for pupil transportation
vehicles. The superintendent shall develop
a systematic preventive maintenance program including
daily, weekly, monthly and annual schedules to insure vehicle safety and
reliability. This will include a record keeping system of
maintaining inspection reports
along with procedures for filing reports and certifications to meet
requirements of the Nebraska
Department of Education.
Policy Approved October 11, 2004
3-2.8 Anti-Bullying
A primary focus of the Nebraska City Public Schools is to
provide a physically safe and emotionally secure environment for all
students and staff. Positive behaviors (non-violence,
cooperation, teamwork, understanding and acceptance of others) are to
be encouraged in the educational program and are required for all
staff. In appropriate behaviors (bullying, intimidation and
harassment) are to be identified and students and all staff are
required to avoid such behaviors. Strategies and practices are to
be implemented to reinforce positive behaviors and to discourage and
protect others from inappropriate behaviors.
Policy Approved June 12, 2006
