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Code of Conduct

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  1. Introduction
    1. Preface
    2. Peru Central School Mission Statement
    3. Philosophy
    4. Dissemination and Review
    5. Public Concerns
    6. Equal Opportunity and Non-discrimination
    7. Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
    8. Dignity for All Students (DASA)
  2. Investigation and Resolution Procedure
    1. Initial Procedure (building-level)
    2. District-level Procedure
    3. Board-level Procedure
  3. Student Rights and Responsibilities
    1. Student Rights and Responsibilities
    2. Recognition of Responsible Student Behavior and Accomplishments
    3. Student Due Process Rights
  4. Essential Partners in Education
    1. Parents/Guardians
    2. Teachers
    3. School Counselors
    4. Principals
    5. Board of Education and Superintendent
    6. Board of Education
    7. Superintendent
    8. School Resource Officer (SRO)
  5. Prohibited Conduct
    1. Engage in Conduct that is Disorderly
    2. Engage in Conduct that is Insubordinate
    3. Engage in Conduct that is Disruptive
    4. Engage in Conduct that is Violent
    5. Engage in any Conduct that Endangers the Safety, Physical or Mental Health or Welfare of Others
    6. Engage in Misconduct while on a School Bus
    7. Engage in any form of Academic Misconduct
    8. Engage in Off-campus Misconduct that Interferes with, or can reasonably be Expected to Substantially Disrupt the Educational Process in the School or a School Function
    9. Dress Code
    10. Student Protests, Demonstrations and Sit-Ins
    11. Drug/Alcohol Abuse
    12. Corporal Punishment
    13. Student Searches and Interrogations
    14. Sexual Harassment
    15. Articles Not Allowed in School
    16. Electronic Device Policy Grades 7-12
  6. Alternative Education Program
  7. Discipline of Students with Disabilities
  8. Pubic Conduct on School Property
    1. Visitors to the School
    2. Prohibited Conduct
    3. Penalties
    4. Enforcement
  9. Procedures/Referrals/Penalties
    1. Procedures
    2. Minimum Periods of Suspension
    3. Referrals
    4. Disciplinary Measures
    5. Reporting Violations
  10. Transportation Procedures
    1. Student Carry-On Regulations
    2. Student Bus Riding Rules
    3. Bus Conduct Reports
    4. Passing a School Bus
    5. AM Bus Run
    6. Bus Passes
    7. Students in Grades 7-12 Riding 3:00 PM Bus
    8. Elementary Bus Stop Responsibilities
    9. Students Driving on Campus
  11. Attendance: New York State Attendance Law Education Law
    1. Excused Absences and Tardiness
    2. Unexcused Absences
    3. Excuses
  12. School Rules and Guidelines
    1. School Hours
    2. Absences from School/Medications/Doctors Notes
    3. Respect
    4. Hallway Safety
    5. Dances – Prom – Banquet
    6. Cafeteria Conduct and Safety
    7. Proper Playground Behavior
    8. General Rules
    9. Emergency Evacuation
  13. Electronic Network Use Rules
  14. GENERAL DEFINITIONS

IX.c.Referrals #

The District may file a PINS (person in need of supervision) petition in Family Court on any student under the age of 18 who demonstrates that he or she requires supervision and treatment for:

  • Habitual truancy and not attending school as required by part one of Article 65 of the Education Law;
  • Engaging in an ongoing or continual course of conduct which makes the student ungovernable or habitually disobedient and beyond the lawful control of the school.

TYPES OF REFERRALS:

  • PSAF (Preventative Services for Adolescents and Families)
  • PINS (Persons in need of Supervision Diversion)
  • PINS (Persons in need of Supervision Petition)
  • Family Court

The Superintendent is required to refer the following students to the County Attorney for a juvenile delinquency proceeding before Family Court:

  • Any student under the age of 16 who is found to have brought a weapon to school, or
  • Any student 14 or 15 years’ old who qualifies for juvenile offender status under the Criminal Procedure Law Section 1.20(42).

The Superintendent is required to refer students age 16 and older or any student 14 or 15 years’ old who qualifies for juvenile offender status to the appropriate law enforcement authorities

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Last updated on September 11, 2019
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