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Page 1: Green Bay Area School District Co-Curricular Code of Conduct Handbook

Green Bay Area Green Bay Area School DistrictSchool DistrictCo-CurricularCo-Curricular

Code of Conduct Code of Conduct HandbookHandbook

2007- 2008 School Year2007- 2008 School Year

Page 2: Green Bay Area School District Co-Curricular Code of Conduct Handbook

Overview of Co-Curricular Overview of Co-Curricular CodeCode

• Activities are an integral part of the Activities are an integral part of the educational processeducational process

• Participation carries with it expectations and Participation carries with it expectations and responsibilities! It is a privilege, not a right responsibilities! It is a privilege, not a right to participate.to participate.

• We expect students to be a credit to We expect students to be a credit to themselves, their family, schools and themselves, their family, schools and community. community.

• Statistics show that students who participate Statistics show that students who participate have a higher GPA, a lower truancy rate and have a higher GPA, a lower truancy rate and have less behavior referrals.have less behavior referrals.

Philosophy (pg.3)Philosophy (pg.3)

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Overview of Co-Curricular Overview of Co-Curricular CodeCode

• To teach attitudes of responsibility, To teach attitudes of responsibility, cooperation and sportsmanshipcooperation and sportsmanship

• Provide opportunities for learning Provide opportunities for learning self-discipline, loyalty, team play, self-discipline, loyalty, team play, personal pride, respect for otherspersonal pride, respect for others

• Encourage all participants to reach Encourage all participants to reach their potentialtheir potential

• Develop a sense of connectedness to Develop a sense of connectedness to schoolschool

Goals (pg.3)Goals (pg.3)

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Overview of Co-Curricular Overview of Co-Curricular CodeCode

• Establish clear and consistent Establish clear and consistent academic and behavioral academic and behavioral expectations for students to follow expectations for students to follow when participating in school district when participating in school district co-curricular opportunities co-curricular opportunities

• Inform the students and Inform the students and parent(s)/guardian(s) of the parent(s)/guardian(s) of the consequences that will occur for consequences that will occur for rules violations rules violations

Purpose of a Co-Curricular Code (pg.4)Purpose of a Co-Curricular Code (pg.4)

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Overview of Co-Curricular Overview of Co-Curricular CodeCode

• Co-curricular activities include any school Co-curricular activities include any school related organized activity that is offered related organized activity that is offered outside of the academic class requirements outside of the academic class requirements

• Co-curricular activities for grades 6-12 are Co-curricular activities for grades 6-12 are divided into three (3) categories including divided into three (3) categories including – Category 1 – AthleticsCategory 1 – Athletics– Category 2 – Performance-Based, Category 2 – Performance-Based,

Competitive, & Leadership ActivitiesCompetitive, & Leadership Activities– Category 3 – Service Clubs & Special Category 3 – Service Clubs & Special

Interest GroupsInterest Groups• The activities that are classroom related in The activities that are classroom related in

which a which a grade is attachedgrade is attached, are not included in , are not included in this code this code

Definition of Co-Curricular Activities Definition of Co-Curricular Activities (pg. 3-4)(pg. 3-4)

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Overview of Co-Curricular Overview of Co-Curricular CodeCode

• Signed Co-Curricular Code by Signed Co-Curricular Code by participant and parent/guardian once participant and parent/guardian once during their high school careerduring their high school career

• Athletics only – The student must have a Athletics only – The student must have a physical and/or the alternate year card.physical and/or the alternate year card.

• All Co-Curricular Activities – Students All Co-Curricular Activities – Students must complete an Emergency must complete an Emergency Information card and give it to the Information card and give it to the advisor/coach. advisor/coach.

• Bellin HIPPA form - signed once during Bellin HIPPA form - signed once during their high school careertheir high school career

Participant Requirements (pg. 4)Participant Requirements (pg. 4)

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Overview of Co-Overview of Co-Curricular CodeCurricular Code

• WIAA high school sponsored WIAA high school sponsored athleticsathletics

• All middle school interscholastic All middle school interscholastic (competing outside of the school) (competing outside of the school) sports are included in this category.sports are included in this category.

Categories of Activities – Category 1 Categories of Activities – Category 1 (pg. 5)(pg. 5)

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Overview of Co-Overview of Co-Curricular CodeCurricular Code

These are activities that are competitive These are activities that are competitive in nature, require tryouts, or have a in nature, require tryouts, or have a defined selection process. defined selection process.

• Examples include but not limited to: Examples include but not limited to: Badger Girls/Boys, Cheerleading, Dance, Badger Girls/Boys, Cheerleading, Dance, DECA, FBLA, FFA, Forensics, HOSA, DECA, FBLA, FFA, Forensics, HOSA, Jazz Band, Mock Trial, Musicals, Plays, Jazz Band, Mock Trial, Musicals, Plays, Show Choir, Swing Choir, Student Show Choir, Swing Choir, Student Council, Lacrosse, and Bowling.Council, Lacrosse, and Bowling.

Categories of Activities – Category 2 Categories of Activities – Category 2 (pg. 5)(pg. 5)

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Overview of Co-Curricular Overview of Co-Curricular CodeCode

Clubs and special interest groups are Clubs and special interest groups are defined as those activities generated by defined as those activities generated by student and/or staff interest. Students student and/or staff interest. Students participate on a voluntary basis and are participate on a voluntary basis and are not involved in public performances. not involved in public performances.

• Examples include but are not limited to Examples include but are not limited to Art Club, Chess Club, Diversity Club, Art Club, Chess Club, Diversity Club, Environmental Club, Future Teachers of Environmental Club, Future Teachers of America, Intramurals, and Link Crew.America, Intramurals, and Link Crew.

Categories of Activities – Category 3 Categories of Activities – Category 3 (pg. 5)(pg. 5)

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Academic ExpectationsAcademic Expectations

• The academic eligibility standard of The academic eligibility standard of Green Bay Area Public School District Green Bay Area Public School District is that a student is that a student cannot have more cannot have more than one failing grade (two F’s) than one failing grade (two F’s) to to be eligible to participate in any co-be eligible to participate in any co-curricular activity. curricular activity.

• This standard is applied when six-week This standard is applied when six-week grade reports are issued and again at grade reports are issued and again at the end of each semester, when the the end of each semester, when the permanent semester grades are issued.permanent semester grades are issued.

(pg. 6)(pg. 6)

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Academic ExpectationsAcademic Expectations

• The student is ineligible to participate in The student is ineligible to participate in games, contests or public events for one week games, contests or public events for one week beginning on the Monday*beginning on the Monday* following the following the posting of the grades and ending on the posting of the grades and ending on the following Monday*following Monday*..

• If, after one week, the student fails to meet the If, after one week, the student fails to meet the eligibility standard in all subjects, the student eligibility standard in all subjects, the student is ineligible to participate until the next is ineligible to participate until the next Monday*. Each Monday*, the student will have Monday*. Each Monday*, the student will have another opportunity to gain his/her eligibility.another opportunity to gain his/her eligibility.

• The school will provide a form, which the The school will provide a form, which the student will complete and give to the Co-student will complete and give to the Co-curricular Office to determine eligibility.curricular Office to determine eligibility.

High School – Six Week Grade Reports High School – Six Week Grade Reports (pg. 6-7)(pg. 6-7)

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Academic ExpectationsAcademic Expectations

• The student is ineligible to participate in The student is ineligible to participate in games, contests or public events for a games, contests or public events for a period of 15 consecutive school days and period of 15 consecutive school days and nights if the student has more than one nights if the student has more than one failing grade (two F’s) or Incomplete. failing grade (two F’s) or Incomplete.

• The 15 school days will begin the The 15 school days will begin the Monday* following the posting of the Monday* following the posting of the grades by the high school office.grades by the high school office.

• If, after the 15-day period the student If, after the 15-day period the student fails to meet the eligibility standard in fails to meet the eligibility standard in all subjects, the student is ineligible to all subjects, the student is ineligible to participate until the next Monday*. participate until the next Monday*. Each Monday*, the student will have Each Monday*, the student will have another opportunity to gain his/her another opportunity to gain his/her eligibility.eligibility.

High School – 1High School – 1stst Semester Grades (pg. Semester Grades (pg. 7)7)

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Academic ExpectationsAcademic Expectations

• For fall sports and activities that begin For fall sports and activities that begin competition before the opening day of competition before the opening day of school, the second semester grades from the school, the second semester grades from the previous school year are used to determine previous school year are used to determine eligibility.eligibility.

• The period of ineligibility shall be lesser of The period of ineligibility shall be lesser of 21 consecutive calendar days from the date 21 consecutive calendar days from the date when the first contest can be scheduled or when the first contest can be scheduled or one-third of the games/meets/events allowed one-third of the games/meets/events allowed in the sport/activity.in the sport/activity.

• If, after the ineligibility period the student If, after the ineligibility period the student fails to meet the eligibility standard in all fails to meet the eligibility standard in all subjects, the student is ineligible to subjects, the student is ineligible to participate until the next Monday*. Each participate until the next Monday*. Each Monday*, the student will have another Monday*, the student will have another opportunity to gain his/her eligibility.opportunity to gain his/her eligibility.

High School – 2nd Semester Grades High School – 2nd Semester Grades (pg. 8)(pg. 8)

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Academic ExpectationsAcademic Expectations

• This standard is applied at the start of each This standard is applied at the start of each activity, when six-week grade reports are activity, when six-week grade reports are issued, and again at the end of each issued, and again at the end of each semester. A student who has received more semester. A student who has received more than one failing grade (two F’s) or than one failing grade (two F’s) or Incomplete will lose his/her eligibility. Loss Incomplete will lose his/her eligibility. Loss of eligibility means that the affected of eligibility means that the affected student cannot participate in any student cannot participate in any performances and/or contests until the performances and/or contests until the student is receiving passing grades in all student is receiving passing grades in all classes in order to regain eligibility. Once a classes in order to regain eligibility. Once a student receives passing grades, he/she will student receives passing grades, he/she will immediately regain eligibility. immediately regain eligibility.

Middle School – All Grade Reports (pg. 7)Middle School – All Grade Reports (pg. 7)

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Academic ExpectationsAcademic Expectations

• Posting of Grades – Definitions Posting of Grades – Definitions • Regaining Eligibility with Summer Regaining Eligibility with Summer

School Courses – How?School Courses – How?• Incompletes - DefinitionIncompletes - Definition• Parent Connect – This internet tool Parent Connect – This internet tool

is available at all middle and high is available at all middle and high school parents to monitor student’s school parents to monitor student’s grades and informationgrades and information

Information (pg. 8)Information (pg. 8)

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Attendance ExpectationsAttendance Expectations

• A student must be in school for the A student must be in school for the entire day on the day of a contest, entire day on the day of a contest, performance, and competitive event performance, and competitive event in which he/she is going to in which he/she is going to participate. participate.

• A student must be in school the last A student must be in school the last one-half of the day in order to one-half of the day in order to participate in practice. participate in practice.

(pg. 9)(pg. 9)

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Attendance ExpectationsAttendance Expectations

• Excused Absences - DefinitionExcused Absences - Definition• Unexcused Absences - ConsequencesUnexcused Absences - Consequences• Suspensions: In-School & Out-of-Suspensions: In-School & Out-of-

School - ConsequencesSchool - Consequences• Scheduling Conflicts - GuidelinesScheduling Conflicts - Guidelines• Classroom Absences Due to a Classroom Absences Due to a

Scheduled Contest, Event, or Scheduled Contest, Event, or Performance - GuidelinesPerformance - Guidelines

Information (pg. 9-11)Information (pg. 9-11)

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Behavioral ExpectationsBehavioral Expectations

• Participation in co-curricular Participation in co-curricular activities is a privilege, not a activities is a privilege, not a right. the Green Bay Area Public right. the Green Bay Area Public School District, secondary school School District, secondary school administrators and administrators and coaching/advisory staffs have coaching/advisory staffs have agreed that conduct in direct agreed that conduct in direct violation of the co-curricular code violation of the co-curricular code and unbecoming of a student and unbecoming of a student participant will not be tolerated.participant will not be tolerated.

Conduct Unbecoming a Co-curricular Conduct Unbecoming a Co-curricular Participant (pg. 11)Participant (pg. 11)

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Behavioral ExpectationsBehavioral Expectations

• Stealing in or out of schoolStealing in or out of school• Flagrant misbehavior in class/schoolFlagrant misbehavior in class/school• Disrespectful attitude toward school Disrespectful attitude toward school

personnel (i.e. insubordination, personnel (i.e. insubordination, repeated referrals)repeated referrals)

• Conduct which adversely affects and Conduct which adversely affects and impedes the safe and effective impedes the safe and effective management of the school management of the school environment and its occupants, environment and its occupants, including disorderly conduct as including disorderly conduct as defined by state lawdefined by state law

Conduct Unbecoming Examples (pg. Conduct Unbecoming Examples (pg. 11-12)11-12)

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Behavioral ExpectationsBehavioral ExpectationsConduct Unbecoming Examples (pg. Conduct Unbecoming Examples (pg.

11-12)11-12)• Harassment or hazingHarassment or hazing• Acts of vandalismActs of vandalism• Representation of themselves or others, Representation of themselves or others,

inappropriately or unlawfully on the inappropriately or unlawfully on the Internet. This would include blog sites, Internet. This would include blog sites, on-line profiles, instant messaging, etc.on-line profiles, instant messaging, etc.

• Conduct contrary to the ideals, Conduct contrary to the ideals, principles and standards of the Green principles and standards of the Green Bay Area Public School District, the Fox Bay Area Public School District, the Fox River Classic Conference, and the River Classic Conference, and the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association, including but not limited Association, including but not limited to, criminal behavior.to, criminal behavior.

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Behavioral ExpectationsBehavioral Expectations

• A student who violates this section of the code A student who violates this section of the code the first time, may be provided latitude by the the first time, may be provided latitude by the Activities Director, up to and including a Activities Director, up to and including a minimum 25% suspension from contests or minimum 25% suspension from contests or performances. A student violating this section performances. A student violating this section of the code a second time, may be provided of the code a second time, may be provided latitude by the Activities Director, up to and latitude by the Activities Director, up to and including a minimum 50% suspension from including a minimum 50% suspension from contests or performances. contests or performances.

• The administration reserves the right to The administration reserves the right to impose a greater penalty as deemed impose a greater penalty as deemed appropriate to the severity of the infraction. appropriate to the severity of the infraction. In order to ensure consistent practices across In order to ensure consistent practices across the district, our four high schools and six the district, our four high schools and six middle schools will maintain a file listing the middle schools will maintain a file listing the violation and penalties so as to facilitate violation and penalties so as to facilitate uniformity. uniformity.

Conduct Unbecoming-Consequences (pg. Conduct Unbecoming-Consequences (pg. 12)12)

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Behavioral ExpectationsBehavioral Expectations

• Purchase, possession, or the consumption of Purchase, possession, or the consumption of alcoholic beverages (This includes non-alcoholic beverages (This includes non-alcoholic beer or an intoxicant look-a-like)alcoholic beer or an intoxicant look-a-like)

• Selling, purchase of, possession, or the use of Selling, purchase of, possession, or the use of illegal drugs, controlled substances, street illegal drugs, controlled substances, street drugs, and banned performance-enhancing drugs, and banned performance-enhancing substances substances

• Possession of drug paraphernaliaPossession of drug paraphernalia• Purchase, possession, or use of all tobacco Purchase, possession, or use of all tobacco

productsproducts• Hosting, sponsoring, organizing, or otherwise Hosting, sponsoring, organizing, or otherwise

arranging a party or gathering at which arranging a party or gathering at which alcohol, drugs, or look-a-likes are being alcohol, drugs, or look-a-likes are being used/consumed or offered to minors used/consumed or offered to minors

Alcohol, Drug & Tobacco Policies Alcohol, Drug & Tobacco Policies (pg. 12)(pg. 12)

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Behavioral ExpectationsBehavioral Expectations

This rule prohibit students from This rule prohibit students from consuming, acquiring, delivering or consuming, acquiring, delivering or transporting alcohol, tobacco or transporting alcohol, tobacco or other drugs other drugs and from being in and from being in settings where the aforementioned settings where the aforementioned substances are present.substances are present. This This policy shall not apply to recognized policy shall not apply to recognized and established religious practices. and established religious practices.

Mere Presence PolicyMere Presence Policy (pg. 13)(pg. 13)

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Behavioral ExpectationsBehavioral Expectations

The initial penalty will be The initial penalty will be suspension from 25% of contests suspension from 25% of contests scheduled for Category I activities scheduled for Category I activities and/or 25 hours of school or and/or 25 hours of school or community service for Category II community service for Category II activities. activities.

As a second or third offense, the As a second or third offense, the penalty would be identical to those penalty would be identical to those respective offenses for Category I respective offenses for Category I or II activities.or II activities.

Mere Presence PolicyMere Presence Policy ConsequencesConsequences (pg. 13)(pg. 13)

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Behavioral ExpectationsBehavioral Expectations

First Violation:First Violation: Suspension from playing 25% of a Suspension from playing 25% of a season’s contests/schedule. season’s contests/schedule.

Second Violation:Second Violation: Suspension from playing 50% of a Suspension from playing 50% of a season’s contests/schedule and season’s contests/schedule and successfully complete an approved successfully complete an approved educational counseling, assistance, educational counseling, assistance, and/or assessment program and follow and/or assessment program and follow through with the recommendations through with the recommendations before they are eligible for before they are eligible for reinstatement. reinstatement.

Consequences for Violations of Alcohol, Consequences for Violations of Alcohol, Drug & Tobacco Policies – Category 1 Drug & Tobacco Policies – Category 1 (pg. (pg.

13)13)

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Behavioral ExpectationsBehavioral Expectations

Third ViolationThird Violation: : The student athlete will be immediately The student athlete will be immediately suspended for one calendar year from suspended for one calendar year from date of violation and successfully date of violation and successfully complete an approved educational complete an approved educational counseling, assistance, and/or assessment counseling, assistance, and/or assessment program and follow through with the program and follow through with the recommendations before they are eligible recommendations before they are eligible for reinstatement. for reinstatement.

Fourth ViolationFourth Violation: : The student athlete will be suspended The student athlete will be suspended from category 1 - athletics for the from category 1 - athletics for the remainder of his/her high school career.remainder of his/her high school career.

Consequences for Violations of Alcohol, Consequences for Violations of Alcohol, Drug & Tobacco Policies – Category 1 Drug & Tobacco Policies – Category 1 (pg. (pg.

14)14)

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Behavioral ExpectationsBehavioral Expectations

First Violation:First Violation: Student participants may choose either (a) or (b) Student participants may choose either (a) or (b)

as listed below: as listed below: a.a. Suspension from participating in 25% of an Suspension from participating in 25% of an

activity’s contests/performances. If the activity’s contests/performances. If the activity has more than one activity has more than one performance/contest in a day, the suspension performance/contest in a day, the suspension is for the whole day of the scheduled event. is for the whole day of the scheduled event.

b.b. Twenty-five hours of community service Twenty-five hours of community service outside of the graduation requirements. This outside of the graduation requirements. This plan needs to be approved and on file in the plan needs to be approved and on file in the office of the Activities Director for the office of the Activities Director for the student to continue in Category 2 activities.student to continue in Category 2 activities.

Consequences for Violations of Alcohol, Consequences for Violations of Alcohol, Drug & Tobacco Policies – Category 2 Drug & Tobacco Policies – Category 2 (pg. (pg.

14-15)14-15)

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Behavioral ExpectationsBehavioral Expectations

Second Violation:Second Violation: Suspension from participating in 50% of the Suspension from participating in 50% of the activities contests/events scheduled which the activities contests/events scheduled which the student is in at the time of the violation. If the student is in at the time of the violation. If the activity has more than one performance/contest in a activity has more than one performance/contest in a day, the suspension is for the whole day of the day, the suspension is for the whole day of the scheduled event. scheduled event.

Third Violation:Third Violation: The student will be suspended for one calendar year, The student will be suspended for one calendar year, from date of violation. He/she is also required to from date of violation. He/she is also required to successfully complete an approved educational successfully complete an approved educational counseling, assistance, and/or assessment program counseling, assistance, and/or assessment program and follow through with the recommendations before and follow through with the recommendations before being are eligible for reinstatement.being are eligible for reinstatement.

Fourth ViolationFourth Violation: : The student will be suspended from for the The student will be suspended from for the remainder of his/her high school career from remainder of his/her high school career from Category 2 activities.Category 2 activities.

Consequences for Violations of Alcohol, Consequences for Violations of Alcohol, Drug & Tobacco Policies – Category 2 Drug & Tobacco Policies – Category 2 (pg. (pg.

14-15)14-15)

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Behavioral ExpectationsBehavioral Expectations

A student participating in any category 3 A student participating in any category 3 activities will be expected to comply with activities will be expected to comply with the academic, attendance, and behavioral the academic, attendance, and behavioral expectations as listed as part of the co-expectations as listed as part of the co-curricular code. In order to be eligible to curricular code. In order to be eligible to participate, a student must be in good participate, a student must be in good standing, exhibit proper school behavior, standing, exhibit proper school behavior, and have no school violations. A student and have no school violations. A student who violates stated rules is subject to who violates stated rules is subject to removal from the activity as deemed removal from the activity as deemed appropriate by the activity advisor and/or appropriate by the activity advisor and/or the Activity Director. The advisor and/or the Activity Director. The advisor and/or the Activity Director will make all eligibility the Activity Director will make all eligibility determinations.determinations.

Consequences for Violations of Alcohol, Consequences for Violations of Alcohol, Drug & Tobacco Policies – Category 3 Drug & Tobacco Policies – Category 3 (pg. (pg.

15)15)

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Behavioral ExpectationsBehavioral Expectations

• A student who has a gathering at his/her A student who has a gathering at his/her home/property or supplies Alcohol/Drug home/property or supplies Alcohol/Drug items will be given a penalty at the next items will be given a penalty at the next highest level above the level he/she would highest level above the level he/she would normally receive. normally receive. Example:Example: If a student If a student hosts a party and it was his/her first hosts a party and it was his/her first violation, since the party was at his/her violation, since the party was at his/her home/property, she/he would be given a home/property, she/he would be given a violation as his/her second offense violation as his/her second offense

• A student who hosts/supplies may not use A student who hosts/supplies may not use the honesty penalty reduction.the honesty penalty reduction.

Hosting or Supplying Hosting or Supplying (pg. 15)(pg. 15)

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Behavioral ExpectationsBehavioral Expectations

Penalties will be cumulative over a Penalties will be cumulative over a student’s middle school career. student’s middle school career. Middle school violations will not Middle school violations will not carry over to his/her high school carry over to his/her high school years. High school violations will years. High school violations will be cumulative over a student’s be cumulative over a student’s high school career.high school career.

Cumulative Penalties Cumulative Penalties (pg. 15)(pg. 15)

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Behavioral ExpectationsBehavioral Expectations

• If a student is participating in more than If a student is participating in more than one co-curricular at a time in categories 1, one co-curricular at a time in categories 1, 2, and 3, the full consequences will apply to 2, and 3, the full consequences will apply to each activity in all categories he/she are each activity in all categories he/she are currently involved. currently involved.

• Consequences for category 1-athletics will Consequences for category 1-athletics will apply immediately if in season, if out of apply immediately if in season, if out of season he/she will apply upon the start of season he/she will apply upon the start of the next sports season. Consequences for the next sports season. Consequences for categories 2 and 3 are for only those that categories 2 and 3 are for only those that students are currently participating in.students are currently participating in.

Simultaneous Consequences Simultaneous Consequences (pg. 15-16)(pg. 15-16)

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Reduction of PenaltiesReduction of Penalties

• There is an incentive for coming forward and There is an incentive for coming forward and admitting a violation of the code. Students in all admitting a violation of the code. Students in all Category 1 and 2 co-curriculars who self-report Category 1 and 2 co-curriculars who self-report within 24 hours or by the end of the next within 24 hours or by the end of the next student school day to school authorities and/or student school day to school authorities and/or their coach/advisor, and who are truthfultheir coach/advisor, and who are truthful shall shall receive a one contest/function suspension from receive a one contest/function suspension from all category 1 and 2 co-curriculars that they are all category 1 and 2 co-curriculars that they are currently involved in at the time of the incident. currently involved in at the time of the incident. This self-reporting must occur before school This self-reporting must occur before school authorities have started an investigation of a authorities have started an investigation of a possible code violation. possible code violation.

• A student may receive this penalty reduction A student may receive this penalty reduction only once during his/her middle school career only once during his/her middle school career and once during his/her high school career, and and once during his/her high school career, and it must be used in connection with the first it must be used in connection with the first violation.violation.

Honesty/Self Referral PolicyHonesty/Self Referral Policy (pg. 16)(pg. 16)

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Reduction of PenaltiesReduction of Penalties

• If a student agrees to participate in an educational If a student agrees to participate in an educational counseling, assistance, and/or screening program counseling, assistance, and/or screening program and follows through with the recommendations, the and follows through with the recommendations, the period of suspension shall be reduced by 50% from period of suspension shall be reduced by 50% from the original Alcohol, Drug, and Tobacco suspension. the original Alcohol, Drug, and Tobacco suspension.

• A copy of the planned assessment and supporting A copy of the planned assessment and supporting documentation of progress made must be made documentation of progress made must be made available Activities Director prior to reinstatement. available Activities Director prior to reinstatement. A release of information may be necessary for the A release of information may be necessary for the Activities Director to have contact with the Activities Director to have contact with the counselor.counselor.

• Students may use this for a penalty reduction only Students may use this for a penalty reduction only once during his/her middle school experience and once during his/her middle school experience and once during high school.once during high school.

Student Assistance Plan Student Assistance Plan (pg. 16)(pg. 16)

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Appeal ProcessAppeal Process

Step 1:Step 1: The student, parent(s) or guardian(s) The student, parent(s) or guardian(s) may request an appeal if he/she may request an appeal if he/she disagrees with a decision made by the disagrees with a decision made by the Activities Director. The appeal must be Activities Director. The appeal must be directed to the Principal within five (5) directed to the Principal within five (5) school days of the initial decision. school days of the initial decision.

Step 2: Step 2: The student and/or parent/guardian The student and/or parent/guardian may appeal in writing within five school may appeal in writing within five school days after receiving a copy of the days after receiving a copy of the decision of the principal to the Co-decision of the principal to the Co-Curricular Council.Curricular Council.

Request for Appeal Procedure Request for Appeal Procedure (pg. 17)(pg. 17)

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Appeal ProcessAppeal Process

Step 3:Step 3: The student and/or parent/guardian may The student and/or parent/guardian may appeal in writing within five school days appeal in writing within five school days after receiving a copy of the decision of the after receiving a copy of the decision of the Co-curricular Council to the Executive Co-curricular Council to the Executive Director of Instruction overseeing athletics Director of Instruction overseeing athletics and co-curriculars. and co-curriculars.

The Executive Director of Instruction will The Executive Director of Instruction will accept an appeal if the appealing party can accept an appeal if the appealing party can present information regarding new present information regarding new evidence, or procedural missteps in the evidence, or procedural missteps in the appeal process. A decision will be appeal process. A decision will be rendered in writing within five school days. rendered in writing within five school days.

Request for Appeal Procedure Request for Appeal Procedure (pg. 17)(pg. 17)

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General InformationGeneral Information

• Awards Awards • Coach/Advisor ExpectationsCoach/Advisor Expectations• Dropping out of a Co-Curricular Dropping out of a Co-Curricular

ActivityActivity• EquipmentEquipment• ParticipationParticipation• SelectionSelection• TravelTravel

(pg. 18-19)(pg. 18-19)

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