Section 400
Policy 403

Student Conduct Code

1. While on school grounds, in school vehicles, or at school activities or sanctioned events, students shall:
   
   
   
   1. Adhere to policies of the Board of Education and comply with Colorado and Federal Laws;
      
      
   2. Behave in a manner that is safe to self and others, and promote a positive learning environment;
      
      
   3. Show respect for others and school property;
      
      
   4. Obey the adult in authority including any employee or volunteer who is in a position of responsibility for the welfare and supervision of students;
      
      
   5. Report any observed student behavior or planned action or behavior known to them that is a violation of this Code of Conduct.

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 (Policies 107 & 404) or engage 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.
      
      
   3. Behave in a manner that may cause or does cause physical harm or hurt to another individual including, but not limited to, fighting, assaulting, or attacking another person.
      
      
   4. Violate the Student Dress Code (Policy 405);
      
      
   5. Promote or participate in any secret society or gang behavior or activity that promotes drug use, violence or disruptive behavior (Policy 406);
      
      
   6. Possess, use, sell, distribute, procure or be under the influence of alcohol, illegal drugs or other controlled substances (Policy 407);
      
      
   7. Use tobacco products in violation of the District’s Tobacco Free Schools Policy (Policy 106, Article 10);
      
      
   8. Carry, bring, possess or use a weapon (Policy 408);
      
      
   9. Violate the District’s Policy on Student Expression (Policy 409) or engage in verbal abuse, i.e. name calling, ethnic or racial slurs, or derogatory statements that precipitate disruption of the school program or incite violence.
      
      
   10. Cause or attempt to cause damage to school or personal property or to steal or attempt to steal school or personal property including furnishings, equipment supplies or materials (Policy 410);
       
       
   11. Throw objects that can cause bodily injury or damage property (Policies 404 & 410);
       
       
   12. Commit any act that if committed by an adult would be robbery or assault as defined by State law;
       
       
   13. Violate a criminal law that has an immediate effect on the school or on the general safety or welfare of students or staff.
       
       
   14. 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;
       
       
   15. Direct profanity, vulgar language or obscene gestures toward other students, school personnel or visitors to the school;
       
       
   16. Lie or give false information, either verbally or in writing, to an employee or make a false accusation of criminal activity against a District employee to a law officer or to the District;
       
       
   17. Engage in scholastic dishonesty including cheating on a test, plagiarism or unauthorized collaboration with another person in preparing written work;
       
       
   18. Be willfully disobedient, or defiant with school staff;
       
       
   19. Disrupt, in any fashion, classroom activities or the learning environment, or repeatedly interfering with the school’s ability to provide educational opportunities for other students. (Policy 409)
       
       
   20. Engage in sexual activity or explicit sexual behavior
       
       
   21. While riding in a school bus or school vehicle, distract the driver or fail to comply with rules established by a driver or the School Transportation Director (Policy 411);
       
       
   22. 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.

1. 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.

1. The Code shall be effective the month following the date of adoption or revision by the Board.
   
   
2. The Code shall be posted in at least one location in each school and in more than one location as necessary to assure that it is visible to all students.
   
   
3. Principals shall assure that the Code and referenced policies are distributed to each student and to his/her parents/guardians at the beginning of each school year and to each student, (and his/her parents/guardians), who enrolls after the initial distribution. The Code shall also be re-distributed to each student and her/his parents/guardians when it is revised.
   
   
4. Principals shall assure that the Code is reviewed and discussed with all students at the beginning of each school year. Teachers of students who are not able to read the Code with understanding (non-readers, special needs and primary level students) shall review, explain and promote understanding of the Code, to the extent applicable, by these students.
   
   
5. Each staff member shall receive a copy of the Code and be provided opportunity to have questions answered or clarifications made.
   
   
6. All employees of the District are expected to share responsibilities for supervising the behavior of students and for seeing that they abide by the established rules specified in the Code of Conduct. Administrators and staff of the District shall enforce the Code uniformly, fairly, and consistently for all students.