Approved Robert Redfern, President Kim Sullivan, vice President

Disciplinary Procedures

Any student receiving a confirmed “positive” drug test will be treated in the following fashion:

1. First positive test:

a. The administration will be notified by letter of the positive test. The administration will notify all staff they deem appropriate or necessary (this shall include, but is not limited to the head coach, club sponsor, or any organization that the student participates in).

b. The administration will notify the parent(s)/legal guardian of the student’s positive test.

c. The administration will hold a meeting of all the involved parties (including, but not limited to the head coach and or club sponsor).

d. Any student at Danville Public Schools who receives a “positive” drug test will be required to attend intervention and counseling. The counseling program must be approved by the administration. There are different counseling options available, if you need assistance in finding one of these the district will be available to help you find one. Failure at any time during counseling to attend a mandatory session will result in the students being suspended from the next scheduled contest of their sport.

e. The students will be tested every time the random tests are administered for one calendar year from the positive test.

2. Second positive test:

a. The student will immediately be suspended from competition for 20% of the scheduled contests in the particular season for his/her sport, or 20% of total number of days in the school year for clubs or organizations. The suspension will be served immediately following the positive results. If there is not 20% of contests’ remaining in the season, the suspension will carry over to the next season or to the next school year. The students will be tested every time the random tests are administered for one calendar year from the positive test.

b. The administration will notify the student’s parents(s)/legal guardian of the second “positive” test.

c. The administration will schedule a meeting of all involved parties (See Disciplinary Procedures, Section 1 (c) for the list of involved parties).

d. The students may participate with his/her team’s practices or activities at the head coach’s or club sponsors discretion.

e. The students must continue mandatory counseling, as deemed appropriate by the school district administration.

3. Third positive test:

a. The students will be suspended for one year from all extracurricular activities from the date of the positive test.

General Principles
Once the student’s eligibility has been restored, he/she will be subject to drug testing by Danville Public Schools at any time up to two years from the initial positive test.
The penalty for missing a scheduled drug test is the same as the penalty for testing positive for the use of a controlled substance.
If a student misses a mandatory counseling session after testing “positive,” they will be suspended from the next scheduled game(s) for every unexcused counseling absence they have.
If a student misses a scheduled drug test or refuses to submit to testing, they will be treated as “positive,” unless the absence has extenuating circumstances. Extenuating circumstances will be determined by the administration. If extenuating circumstances are found to be the cause of the absence, the student will have one week to make up that drug test.

 

Mandatory Requirements of Each Student

Each student that participates in above stated activities must sign a Drug Consent Form. If a student fails to sign the form then he/she will immediately declared ineligible to further participate in any of the said activities. The form must be signed by a parent or legal guardian if the student is under the age of eighteen (18).
Date Adopted: 08-18-08; Last Revised: 5/30/15

DANVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS DRUG RELEASE AND CONSENT FORM

(APPENDIX) 4.24F
STUDENT DRESS AND GROOMING 4.25
The Danville Board of Education recognizes that dress can be a matter of personal taste and preference. At the same time, the district has a responsibility to promote an environment conducive to student learning. This requires limitations to student dress and grooming that could be disruptive to the educational process because they are immodest, disruptive, unsanitary, unsafe, could cause property damage, or are offensive to common standards of decency.
Students are prohibited from wearing, while on the school grounds during the school day and at school-sponsored events, clothing that exposes underwear, buttocks, or the breast of a female.
ELEMENTARY

K-6

1. Students are not permitted to wear any covering on their heads (hats, caps, or bandanas) in any covered building (classrooms, cafeteria etc.)

2. Length of Apparel – We want our students to be able to dress fashionably, but remember that one of our goals is to maintain an atmosphere that is conductive to learning. Therefore, the length of articles of clothing will be such that a student will be modestly covered. Shorts or skirts must be fingertip length when standing.

3. All undergarments must be covered at all times.

4. Examples of dress that is not acceptable:

a. Biking shorts

b. See-through blouses or shirts

c. Spaghetti straps

d. Midriff, open sides, open back

e. Pants with holes above the knees

f. Open-arm shirts or blouses

g. Skirts and dresses slit excessively high

h. Pants or shorts cut excessively low at the waist

i. Skate shoes

j. Expensive Jewelry

Note – Girls may wear sleeveless shirts unless undergarments are visible.

5. Dress and grooming should be clean and in keeping with health and safety and sanitary practices.

6. Items of clothing which have vulgar, obscene or offensive messages or which advertise alcohol, drugs or tobacco will not be allowed on campus.

7. The principal and faculty will have the discretionary authority in deciding cases which do not fall into the specific guidelines within the policy. As styles change, other forms of dress may be inappropriate.

8. Changes in dress code may be granted, for special situations, by the principal.

9. If a question arises concerning the appropriateness of a student’s dress, the parent will be notified, and their cooperation asked in the future.

MIDDLE/SECONDARY

(7-12)

1. Students are not permitted to wear any covering on their head, or have in their possession, while on school campus; this includes hats or caps.

2. Length of apparel must to the knee. (This applies to shorts, skirts, and dresses.)

3. Cheerleaders are to wear an approved uniform (such as leggings, or warm- ups) under their skirts except when performing.

4. Students may wear leggings only if the top completely covers the buttocks.

5. Dress and grooming should be clean and in keeping with health, safety and sanitary practices. Conventional shoes or sandals must be worn at all times. No house shoes.

6. The following are NOT to be worn:

• See-through blouses or shirts unless a dress code approved shirt is worn under it.

• Students may wear leggings only if the top completely covers the buttocks

• Any top that shows midriff or undergarments, including sports bra, due to length, open sides, open back, or has a sleeveless width of less than three inches. (This includes razor backs.)

• No pants with holes above the knee.

• No clothing with vulgar, obscene, offensive messages or which advertises alcohol, drugs, tobacco, or gang affiliation will be allowed on campus.

• Any top that shows midriff or undergarments, including sports bra, due to length, open sides, open back, or has a sleeveless width of less than three inches.

• No pants with holes above the knee.

• No clothing with vulgar, obscene, offensive messages or which advertises alcohol, drugs, tobacco, or gang affiliation will be allowed on campus.

The PRINCIPAL or FACULTY will have discretionary authority in deciding cases which do not fall into specific guidelines within the policy. As the style changes, other forms of dress may become inappropriate.
*If inappropriate dress cannot be corrected, student will spend the school day in in-school suspension.

1. 
   First offense, student is giving a warning. Student may be asked to change into something else they provide or the school provides. If student refuses to change they will immediately go to in-school suspension or student may be sent home.
   
2. 
   Second offense: One day of in-school suspension.
   

Change clothes.

3. 
   Third offense: Three days of in-school suspension.
   

Change clothes.

4. 
   Fourth offense: Five days of out of school suspension.
   

See * All suspension work under Group IV Displinary Actions.

Legal References: A.C.A. § 6-18-502(c)(1) usA.C.A. § 6-18-503(c)

Date Adopted: Last Revised: 6/14/16

GANGS AND ACTIVITY 4.26

The Board is committed to ensuring a safe school environment conducive to promoting a learning environment where students and staff can excel. An orderly environment cannot exist where unlawful acts occur causing fear, intimidation, or physical harm to students or school staff. Gangs and their activities create such an atmosphere and shall not be allowed on the Danville School District’s grounds or at school functions. For purposes of this policy a “gang” is any group of two or more persons whose purposes include the commission of illegal acts, or acts in violation of disciplinary rules of the school district. “Gang related or gang like activity” includes, but is not limited to, the prohibited conduct set forth below.

The following actions are prohibited by students on school property or at school functions:
1. Wearing, possessing, using, distributing, displaying, or selling any clothing, bandanas, Jewelry, symbol, emblem, badge, or other sign associated with membership in, or representative of, any gang,

2. Engaging in violent or any verbal or nonverbal act such as throwing signs, gestures, or handshakes representative of membership in any gang; or any other illegal act or violation of school policy,

3. Recruiting, soliciting, or encouraging any person through duress or intimidation to become or remain a member of any gang,

4. Extorting payment from any individual in return for protection from harm from any gang, and

5. Painting, writing, or otherwise inscribing gang-related graffiti, messages, symbols, or signs on school property.
Students found to be in violation of this policy shall be subject to disciplinary action up to and including expulsion.

Students arrested for gang related activities occurring off school grounds shall be subject to the same disciplinary actions as if they had occurred on school grounds.

“Wannabees” are groups of youth not affiliated with recognized gangs but who engage in gang-like activities and/or gang behavior. “Wannabees” will be dealt with as gangs under terms of this policy.
In determining whether acts, conduct, or activities are gang related, school officials are encouraged to work closely with local law enforcement officials. Students who violate this policy shall be subject to the full range of school disciplinary measures, including expulsion up to one calendar year, in addition to applicable civil and criminal penalties.
“NO TOLERANCE POLICY’
Clothing, hairstyles or other items that can be identified as “Gang Related” are not permitted on campus. This includes but is not limited to:

• Bandanas

• Pants with side-seams slit (3 inches)

• Low-rider (or saggy) pants

• Wearing one glove

• Belts in excessive lengths

• Chains or any item considered a possible weapon

• Any items or symbols that identify the student as being affiliated with a gang.

Students who disregard these rules will have their parents notified and will be sent home immediately. To re-enter school, a student must return properly dressed, as defined by the school handbook, and accompanied by a parent. The parent and child will meet with a school official to document the first offense. If a second offense occurs the student will be expelled.
Date Adopted: 08-18-08 Last Revised:
STUDENT SEXUAL HARASSMENT 4.27
The Danville School District is committed to having an academic environment in which all students are treated with respect and dignity. Student achievement is best attained in an atmosphere of equal educational opportunity that is free of discrimination. Sexual harassment is a form of discrimination that undermines the integrity of the educational environment and will not be tolerated.
Believing that prevention is the best policy, the district will periodically inform students and employees about the nature of sexual harassment, the procedures for registering a complaint, and the possible redress that is available. The information will stress that the district does not tolerate sexual harassment and that students can report inappropriate behavior of a sexual nature without fear of adverse consequences. The information will take into account and be appropriate to the age of the students.
It shall be a violation of this policy for any student to be subjected to, or to subject another person to, sexual harassment as defined in this policy. Any student found, after an investigation, to have engaged in sexual harassment will be subject to disciplinary action up to, and including, expulsion.
Sexual harassment refers to unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, or other personally offensive verbal, visual, or physical conduct of a sexual nature made by someone under any of the following conditions:
1. Submission to the conduct is made, either explicitly or implicitly, a term or condition of an individual’s education,

2. Submission to, or rejection of, such conduct by an individual is used as the basis for academic decisions affecting that individual, and/or

3. Such conduct has the purpose or effect of substantially interfering with an individual’s academic performance or creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive academic environment.
The terms “intimidating,” “hostile,” and “offensive” include conduct of a sexual nature which has the effect of humiliation or embarrassment and is sufficiently severe, persistent, or pervasive that it limits the student’s ability to participate in, or benefit from, an educational program or activity.
Actionable sexual harassment is generally established when an individual is exposed to a pattern of objectionable behaviors or when a single, serious act is committed. What is, or is not, sexual harassment will depend upon all of the surrounding circumstances. Depending upon such circumstances, examples of sexual harassment include, but are not limited to: unwelcome touching; crude jokes or pictures; discussions of sexual experiences; pressure for sexual activity; intimidation by words, actions, insults, or name calling; teasing related to sexual characteristics; and spreading rumors related to a person’s alleged sexual activities.
Students who believe they have been subjected to sexual harassment, or parents of a student who believes their child has been subjected to sexual harassment, are encouraged to file a complaint by contacting a counselor, teacher, Title IX coordinator, or administrator. Under no circumstances shall a student be required to first report allegations of sexual harassment to a school contact person if that person is the individual who is accused of the harassment.
To the extent possible, complaints will be treated in a confidential manner. Limited disclosure may be necessary in order to complete a thorough investigation. Students who file a complaint of sexual harassment will not be subject to retaliation or reprisal in any form.
Students who knowingly fabricate allegations of sexual harassment shall be subject to disciplinary action up to and including expulsion.
Individuals, who withhold information, purposely provide inaccurate facts, or otherwise hinder an investigation of sexual harassment shall be subject to disciplinary action up to and including expulsion.
Legal References: Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 20 USC 1681, et seq.

A.C.A. § 6-15-1005(b)(1)

Date Adopted: 08-18-08 Last Revised:

LASER POINTERS 4.28
Students shall not possess any hand held laser pointer while in school; on or about school property, before or after school; in attendance at school or any school-sponsored activity; en route to or from school or any school-sponsored activity; off the school grounds at any school bus stop or at any school-sponsored activity or event. School personnel shall seize any laser pointer from the student possessing it and the student may reclaim it at the close of the school year, or when the student is no longer enrolled in the district.
Legal References: A.C.A. § 6-18-512

A.C.A. § 5-60-122

Date Adopted: 08-18-08 Last Revised:
INTERNET SAFETY and ELECTRONIC DEVICE USE POLICY 4.29
Definition
For the purposes of this policy, "electronic device" means anything that can be used to transmit or capture images, sound, or data.
The District makes electronic device(s) and/or electronic device Internet access available to students, to permit students to perform research and to allow students to learn how to use electronic device technology. Use of district electronic devices is for educational and/or instructional purposes only.
Student use of electronic device(s) shall only be as directed or assigned by staff or teachers; students are advised that they enjoy no expectation of privacy in any aspect of their electronic device use, including email, and that monitoring of student electronic device use is continuous.
No student will be granted Internet access until and unless an Internet and electronic device use agreement, signed by both the student and the parent or legal guardian (if the student is under the age of eighteen [18]) is on file. The current version of the Internet and electronic device use agreement is incorporated by reference into board policy and is considered part of the student handbook.
Technology Protection Measures
The District is dedicated to protecting students from materials on the Internet or world wide web that are inappropriate, obscene, or otherwise harmful to minors1; therefore, it is the policy of the District to protect each electronic device with Internet filtering software2 that is designed to prevent students from accessing such materials. For purposes of this policy, “harmful to minors” means any picture, image, graphic image file, or other visual depiction that:
A. taken as a whole and with respect to minors, appeals to a prurient interest in nudity, sex, or excretion;

B. depicts, describes, or represents, in a patently offensive way with respect to what is suitable for minors, an actual or simulated sexual act or sexual contact, actual or simulated normal or perverted sexual acts, or a lewd exhibition of the genitals; and

C. taken as a whole, lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value as to minors.
Internet Use and Safety
The District is dedicated to ensuring that students are capable of using the Internet in a safe and responsible manner. The District uses technology protection measures to aid in student safety and shall also educate students on appropriate online behavior and Internet use3 including, but not limited to:

• Interacting with other individuals on social networking websites and in chat rooms;

• Cyberbullying awareness; and

• Cyberbullying response.

Misuse of Internet
The opportunity to use the District’s technology to access the Internet is a privilege and not a right. Students who misuse electronic devices or Internet access in any way will face disciplinary action, as specified in the student handbook4 and/or Internet safety and electronic device use agreement. Misuse of the Internet includes:
• The disabling or bypassing of security procedures, compromising, attempting to compromise, or defeating the district’s technology network security or Internet filtering software;

• The altering of data without authorization;

• Disclosing, using, or disseminating passwords, whether the passwords are the student’s own or those of another student/faculty/community member, to other students;

• Divulging personally identifying information about himself/herself or anyone else either on the Internet or in an email unless it is a necessary and integral part of the student's academic endeavor. Personally identifying information includes full names, addresses, and phone numbers.

• Using electronic devices for any illegal activity, including electronic device hacking and copyright or intellectual property law violations;

• Using electronic devices to access or create sexually explicit or pornographic text or graphics;

• Using electronic devices to violate any other policy or is contrary to the Internet safety and electronic device use agreement.
Notes:

The Neighborhood Children’s Internet Protection Act (PL 106-554, 47 USC 254 (h) (l)) requires districts to hold at least one public hearing on its proposed technology safety measures and Internet safety policy as well as any changes to the policy with reasonable notice given to the community and the media. This notice requirement would be met by the regular notification requirements for a board meeting. The regulations do not require this to be a special meeting and it is allowable for it to be part of a regular school board meeting. The requirement also includes retaining the meeting's agenda and minutes as well as the Tech Plans, Acceptable Use Policy, and Internet Safety Policy for a period of five (5) years. This timeline isn't quite as straight forward as it sounds. To help clarify the retention requirements, the 8/11 Rules cited in the Legal References include the following note:

We conclude that a school or library should be required to retain its Internet safety policy documentation for a period of five (5) years after the funding year in which the policy was relied upon to obtain E-rate funding. For example, if a school adopted an Internet safety policy in 2002 and used that same policy to make its certification in funding year 2009, the school must retain its Internet safety policy documentation for five years after the last day of service for funding year 2009.
1 The FCC’s Rules have been amended to align with the statute’s provision which allow local determination of what material is harmful to minors. 47 CFR 54.520(c)(4) states: “Local determination of content. A determination regarding matter inappropriate for minors shall be made by the school board, local educational agency, library, or other authority responsible for making the determination. No agency or instrumentality of the United States Government may establish criteria for making such determination; review the determination made by the certifying school, school board, school district, local educational agency, library, or other authority; or consider the criteria employed by the certifying school, school board, school district, local educational agency, library, or other authority in the administration of the schools and libraries universal service support mechanism.” Therefore, districts must decide on their definition of “harmful to minors.” The definition included in the policy is that which is used in the law and Code of Regulations. You may, but you do not have to, change it.

2 The designated District Technology Administrator or designee may authorize the disabling of the filter to enable access by an adult for a bona fide research or other lawful purpose.

3 It is important for future Tech Plan approval by the ADE that you have and retain documented proof of such education such as time, place, and materials presented.

4 For your student handbook, add progressive discipline – first offense consequence, second offense consequence, etc.

Legal References: Children’s Internet Protection Act; PL 106-554

FCC Final Rules 11-125 August 11,2011

20 USC 6777
47 USC 254(h) (l)
47 CFR 54.520
47 CFR 520(c) (4)
A.C.A. § 6-21-107

A.C.A. § 6-21-111

Date Adopted: Last Revised: 5/30/15