The Board recognizes the danger that terroristic threats or acts by scholars present to the safety and welfare of District scholars, staff, and community. The Board acknowledges the need for an immediate and effective response to a situation involving such a threat or act.
A terroristic action is a violent act or a threat to commit violence communicated with the intent to create extreme fear or violence toward a body of people, to cause evacuation of a building, or to cause serious public inconvenience, in reckless disregard of the risk causing such terror or inconvenience.
The Board prohibits any District scholar, at any time, regardless of whether school is in session, from communicating terroristic threats or committing terroristic acts directed at any scholar, employee, Board member, community member, school building, or property. Any such threat, either real or intended as a joke, or any terroristic act will not be tolerated in or around the District, its properties or in or on any vehicle or watercraft owned, leased, rented or used in connection with any school activity.
The Board directs the Superintendent to react promptly and appropriately to information and knowledge concerning a possible or actual terroristic threat or act.
Staff members and scholars will be responsible for informing the Superintendent regarding any information or knowledge they may have relevant to a possible or actual threat or act. Failure to bring forward information or knowledge relative to a possible or actual threat or act will result in disciplinary consequences for scholars up to and including permanent expulsion and for staff members up to and including discharge.
When the Superintendent has evidence that a scholar has made a terroristic threat or committed a terroristic act, the following guidelines will be applied:
1. The Superintendent will suspend the scholar immediately.
2. The Superintendent will report the incident to the Board President promptly.
3. Based upon further investigation, the Superintendent will determine whether the scholar should be reported to law enforcement officials.
The Superintendent, based upon further investigation, will recommend appropriate disciplinary action up to and including expulsion.
If a scholar is expelled for making terroristic threats or committing terroristic acts, the Board may require that the scholar provide competent and credible evidence that the scholar does not pose a risk of harm to others prior to reinstatement.
See also Policy 8350-Scholar Suspension and Expulsion and Policy 8260-Bullying.
