Fitzsimmons Middle School
57093 Hwy 285     Bailey, Colorado  80421     303-838-7666

1. Engage in behavior on or off school property which is detrimental to the welfare or safety of other students or school personnel.
   
   
2. While on school grounds, in school vehicles, or at school activities or sanctioned events, students shall not:
   
   
   1. Discriminate against a student, staff member or visitor to the School District on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, or handicapping condition (Policies 107 & 404);
      
      
   2. Intimidate, threaten, bully, harm and/or harass, or sexually harass a student or staff member or engaging in “hazing” activities, i.e. forcing prolonged physical activity, forcing excessive consumption of any substance, forcing prolonged deprivation of sleep, food, or drink, or any other behavior which endangers the health or safety of an individual for purposes of initiation into any student group. (Policies 107 & 404);
      
      
   3. Violate the Student Dress Code (Policy 405);
      
      
   4. Promote or participate in any secret society or gang behavior or activity that promotes drug use, violence or disruptive behavior (Policy 406);
      
      
   5. Possess, use, sell, distribute, procure or be under the influence of alcohol, illegal drugs or other controlled substances (Policy 407);
      
      
   6. Use tobacco products in violation of the District’s Tobacco Free Schools Policy (Policy 106, Article 6);
      
      
   7. Carry, bring, possess or use a weapon (Policy 408);
      
      
   8. Violate the District’s Policy on Student Expression or engaging in verbal abuse, i.e. name calling, ethnic or racial slurs, or derogatory statements that precipitate disruption of the school program or incite violence. (Policy 409);
      
      
   9. Cause or attempt to cause damage to school property or to steal or attempt to steal school property including furnishings, equipment supplies or materials (Policy 410);
      
      
   10. Throw objects that can cause bodily injury or damage property (Policies 404 & 410);
       
       
   11. Commit any act that if committed by an adult would be robbery or assault as defined by State law;
       
       
   12. Violate a criminal law that has an immediate effect on the school or on the general safety or welfare of students or staff.
       
       
   13. Coerce or blackmail, i.e., obtain money or other objects of value from an unwilling person or forcing an individual to act through the use of force or threat of force;
       
       
   14. Direct profanity, vulgar language or obscene gestures toward other students, school personnel or visitors to the school;
       
       
   15. Lie or give false information, either verbally or in writing, to a school employee;
       
       
   16. Engage in scholastic dishonesty including cheating on a test, plagiarism or unauthorized collaboration with another person in preparing written work;
       
       
   17. Be willfully disobedient, or defiant with school staff;
       
       
   18. Disrupt, in any fashion, classroom activities or the learning environment;
       
       
   19. Engage in sexual activity or explicit sexual behavior
       
       
   20. While riding in a school bus or school vehicle, distract the driver or fail to comply with rules established by a school bus/vehicle driver or the School District’s Transportation Director (Policy 411);
       
       
   21. Be absent from school unless the absence is “excused” (Policy 402) or leave school grounds during school hours without the knowledge and approval of school officials or for purposes other than a sanctioned school activity.
       
       
   22. Students visiting or attending Fitzsimmons Middle
       
       
3. School functions are expected to follow the Platte Canyon School District Code of Conduct and Student Dress Code. We reserve the right to refuse admittance to any student not adhering to the policies.
   
   

Article 3 Discipline

A.   Students who fail to comply with the requirements of Article 1 and/or who engage in conduct prohibited in Article 2 of this policy shall be disciplined in keeping with provisions of Board of Education Policies. Violations of the conduct code may result in academic penalties, suspension from school and/or expulsion.