Scholar Resource & Responsibility Guide

• Failure to carry out directions, follow classroom and/or school guidelines
• Improper dress (wearing hats, bare feet, immodest/extreme/exhibitionist dress, sagging pants, inappropriate logos/advertisements/language on apparel, gang apparel and so on), Dress Code Violation
• Inappropriate internet or computer use, including (but not limited to): accessing inappropriate sites, publishing or producing material not related to a school or class assignment, creating inoffensive but inappropriate images on the scholar’s screen or the screens of others
• Littering
• Running and/or making excessive noise in the hall or building
• Unacceptable physical contact (kissing, petting, rough play and so on)
• Unauthorized use of electronic device (first offense)

First Occurrence
Minimum

• Staff Intervention
• Teacher-Scholar Conference
• School Detention 

• Teacher-Scholar-Parent/Guardian-Counselor Conference 

• Teacher-Scholar-Parent/Guardian-Counselor Conference 

• Staff Intervention
• In-school Suspension 

• Continuation of unmodified Level I Behaviors
• Cheating on tests, exams or school projects (in this instance the scholar shall also receive a failing grade)
• Creating or displaying profane, obscene, indecent, immoral or offensive language, gestures or material
• Failure to cooperate with school personnel (leaving the classroom or school grounds without permission and so on)
• Harassment or verbal abuse of other scholars (creating a hostile environment)
• Inappropriate internet or computer use, including (but not limited to): generating an expense of up to one-hundred ($100), publishing offensive material on the internet or the GRPS internal network, creating offensive images, defamation of an individual or a group
• Loitering
• Posting, distributing, or possessing unauthorized material
• Tardiness
• Throwing objects (snowballs, stones, food and so on)

• Staff Intervention
• Teacher-Scholar-Parent/Guardian Conference
• In-School Suspension 

• Out-Of-School/Program Suspension (1-3 School Days) 

• Out-of-school/program Suspension (1-3 School Days) 

• Disciplinary Reassignment 

• Continuation of unmodified Level II Behaviors
• Disrespect for rightful authority (refusing to show an ID and so on)
• Disruptive behavior or any behavior which interferes with the educational process
• Forgery/falsifying information, making false report, giving false information that may compromise scholar and staff safety
• Gambling (playing games for money and so on)
• Hostile actions (including inciting a fight or other disruptive behavior)
• Inappropriate internet or computer use, including (but not limited to): modifying GRPS programmatic files or web pages without authorization, creating a web page without authorization, using another person’s password or account, unauthorized disclosure of test questions
• Interfering with school authorities and programs through behavior including (but not limited to): walk-outs, boycotts, sit-ins, trespassing
• Profane, obscene, indecent, immoral or offensive language, and/ or including gestures, racial or ethnic slurs, or biased language, illustrations or behavior (creating a hostile environment)
• Smoking or possession of chewing tobacco or other tobacco products
• Vandalism (graffiti, tagging and so on) generating an expense less than three-hundred dollars ($300)

• Staff Intervention
• In-School Suspension 

• Staff Intervention
• Out-of-school/program Suspension (1-3 School Days) 

• Out-of-school/program Suspension (1-3 School Days) 

• Out-of-school/program Suspension (6-10 School Days)

• Concealment, unauthorized distribution, sale, trade or possession with intent to distribute, sell or trade any items of value including (but not limited to): article of clothing, candy, cell phone, cell phone chip, CD, DVD, tapes, electronic device, jewelry, or any other item identified as inappropriate by a building administrator
• Continuation of unmodified Level III Behaviors
• Fighting
• Inappropriate internet or computer use, including (but not limited to): generating an expense under three-hundred dollars ($300), sexual harassment, spreading confidential information
• Making a false report of sexual harassment (creating a hostile environment)
• Possession or lighting of fireworks (gas-ejecting device, and so on).
• Possession or distribution of pornographic materials as defined by the Supreme Court, including possession or distribution of pornographic material through electronic form
• Possession or sale of stolen property
• Racial or ethnic harassment (creating a hostile environment)
• Sexual harassment
• Theft under three-hundred dollars ($300)
• Unauthorized use of an electronic device (repeated offense)
• Use of force, intimidation or coercion
• Vandalism generating an expense under three-hundred dollars ($300)

• Staff Intervention
• Out-of-school/program Suspension (1-5 School Days) 

• Agency Referral
• Police Contact
• Out-of-school/program Suspension (10 or More School Days) 

• Out-of-school/program Suspension (6-10 School Days) 

• Out-of-school/program Suspension (10 or More School Days)
• Disciplinary Reassignment
• Expulsion
• Police Contact

• Any continued behavior which is disruptive to the process of education
• Arson (Public Act)
• Bomb threat or similar threat directed against a school building, school property or school-related event (Public Act)
• Bullying or verbal threat to scholars
• Burglary, extortion or robbery
• Criminal Sexual Conduct (CSC) (Public Act)
• False activation of a fire alarm
• Force, intimidation, coercion or participation in gang-like activity
• Gang-related activity and/or gang-related characteristics including (but not limited to): gang apparel, colors, jewelry, notebooks, gang symbols, hand signs that denote gang affiliation, displaying gang signs, weapons, depicting gang affiliation on Bebo, My Space, Facebook and all other social internet sites
• Gross Indecency/Indecent Exposure
• Illegal behavior or criminal conduct
• Inappropriate internet or computer use, including (but not limited to): generating an expense of three-hundred dollars ($300) or more, causing a computer or network crash, creating a computer virus or other form of computer disruption, theft of software, vandalizing software or hardware, intimidating others or using internet to post threats or to harass scholars or staff
• Physical assault of staff (Public Act)
• Physical assault of scholar (Public Act)
• Possession, concealment, or use of an explosive device, any gas-ejecting device, fireworks, or any substance or device which can be used as an explosive device and so on Possession, concealment, threat, attempted use, or use of a dangerous weapon (Public Act)
• Possession, concealment, threat, attempted use, or use of a weapon or look-alike weapon including (but not limited to): knife with a blade less than three (3) inches in length, box cutter, straight-edge razor, pepper spray, chemical mace, OC spray, air soft gun, bb gun and so on
• Possession, delivery, sale or use of alcohol or illegal dangerous drugs, drug paraphernalia or other substances masquerading as illegal controlled drugs (including synthetic drugs) *(See Note below)
• Possession, delivery, sale or use of unauthorized prescribed drug or other intoxicant (including but not limited to electronic cigarettes) lawful, or unlawful
• Possession, use or distribution of sexual pictures or other sexual devices
• Sexual misconduct or inappropriate sexual activity (including the taking of, possession of, and distribution of any inappropriate pictures)
• Theft over three-hundred dollars ($300)
• Vandalism generating an expense over three-hundred dollars ($300) or criminal damage to property
• Verbal assault/verbal threat of serious bodily injury of staff (Public Act)

•  Staff Intervention
• Disciplinary Reassignment
• Out-of-school/program Suspension (6-10 School Days) 

• Recommendation Long-Term Suspension (more than 10 School Days)
• Expulsion
• Police Contact