AGGRESSION | ||
Violation | Action Level | |
Provocation (verbal or nonverbal) |
Using offensive language or gestures that may incite another person to fight. |
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Recklessness |
Engaging in unintentional, careless behavior that may pose a safety or health risk for yourself or for others. |
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Minor Aggressive Act |
Engaging in intentional, non-serious but inappropriate physical contact such as, but not limited to: hitting, poking, pulling, pushing, tripping, pulling a chair out from underneath another person, or other behaviors that demonstrate low level hostile conduct. |
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Endangerment |
Recklessly putting self or another person at substantial risk of imminent death or serious physical injury through acts such as, but not limited to: rock throwing, skateboarding on campus, etc. |
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Physical Conflict | ||
Other Aggression |
Fighting |
Assault |
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4* |
4 |
Involves serious and inappropriate physical contact. Includes "fighting" where the circumstances do not present a threat to safety. Similar conduct not meeting the definition of Other Aggression shall be treated as the level 2 offense of "Minor Aggressive Act." |
*Due to the mutual involvement of participants, principals/assistant principals will grant an automatic waiver of the mandatory minimum, ten-day long- term suspension normally used at this level for a first offense. See guidelines for fighting on page 7, Level 4, above. Similar conduct not meeting the definition of Fighting shall be treated as the level 3 offense of "Other Aggression." |
Involves one person acting against another. Similar conduct between mutual participants shall be treated as the level 4* offense of "Fighting." |
Aggravated Assault |
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ALCOHOL, TOBACCO AND OTHER DRUG VIOLATIONS | ||
Definitions | ||
Drug Violation |
Unlawful use, distribution, sale, purchase, possession, transportation or importation of any controlled drug or narcotic substance or equipment, and devices used for preparing or taking drugs or narcotics. Includes being under the influence of drugs at school, school-sponsored events, and on school-sponsored transportation. Includes over- the-counter medications if abused by the student. |
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Possession |
Knowing exercise of dominion or control over an item. |
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Use |
The act of using or being under the influence. |
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Sale |
To transfer or exchange an item to another person for anything of value or advantage, present or prospective. |
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Share |
To allow another person to use or enjoy something that one possesses. |
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*Principals/Assistant Principals may grant an automatic waiver of the mandatory, minimum ten-day long-term suspension normally used at this level for first time offenders for possession or use of drugs or alcohol. See specific guidelines for appropriate consequences on page 7, Level 4, above. |
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Violation | Action Level | |
Inappropriate Use of Over-the- Counter Drugs |
Medicines that may be purchased directly without a prescription from a health care professional. Inappropriate use includes any use other than that described on the packaging or recommended by a health care professional. |
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Tobacco Violation |
The possession, use, distribution, or sale of tobacco products on school grounds (including any device or substance that delivers nicotine such as e-cigarettes, nicotine patches, vapes or vape pens, and hookah sticks), at school-sponsored events, and on school-sponsored transportation. |
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Possession of Drug Paraphernalia |
Drug paraphernalia means all equipment, products, and materials of any kind which are used, intended for use or designed for use in planting, propagating, cultivating, growing, harvesting, manufacturing, compounding, converting, producing, processing, preparing, testing, analyzing, packaging, repackaging, storing, containing, concealing, injecting, ingesting, inhaling or otherwise introducing into the human body a drug in violation of this chapter. |
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Possession or Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Sale or Share. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Alcohol Violation |
The violation of laws or ordinances prohibiting the manufacture, sale, purchase, transportation, possession or use of intoxicating alcoholic beverages or substances represented as alcohol. This includes being intoxicated at school, school-sponsored events and on school-sponsored transportation. |
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Inhalants |
Inhalants include medications, anesthetics, and other compounds in vapor or aerosol form, taken by inhalation. This does NOT include e-cigarettes or hookah sticks, or items such as markers, glue, etc. |
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Unknown Drug |
If a drug is identified, after an investigation, a different violation may be identified. |
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Substance Represented |
A substance that is not an illicit drug but that is represented as, and could be perceived as being, an illicit drug. |
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Possession or Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Sale or Share. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Inappropriate Use of Prescription Drugs |
Medicines obtained with the lawful prescription of a health care professional. Inappropriate use includes any use other than that described by the prescription. |
Mandatory report to law enforcement |
Illicit Drug |
Illicit drugs include dangerous drugs, narcotic drugs, marijuana (or derivative thereof), and peyote as defined by A.R.S. § 13-3401, and appearing in any form, including seeds, plants, cultivated product, powder, liquid, pills, tablets, etc. (including any device or substance that delivers an illicit drug such as e-cigarettes, vapes or vape pens, wax pens, and edibles). |
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Possession or Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 4* |
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Sale or Share. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Attendance Policy Violations (Out of School Suspension is NOT Permitted) | ||
Violation | Action Level | |
Other Attendance Violations |
Examples: leaving school without signing out in the main office; leaving school at lunch without a pass; obtaining a pass to go to a certain place and not reporting there; becoming ill and going home or staying in the restroom, instead of reporting to the nurse's office; or coming to school but not attending classes. |
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Tardy |
Arriving at school or class after the scheduled start time. |
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Unexcused Absence |
Missing school for an entire day with no acceptable excuse. |
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Leaving School Grounds without Permission |
Leaving school grounds or being in an "out-of-bounds" area during regular school hours without principal or designee permission. |
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Truancy |
Having an unexcused absence for at least one class period during the day (applies to students aged 6-16). |
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Other Violations of School Policies | ||
Violations | Action Level | |
Dress Code Violation |
Wearing clothing that violates dress code guidelines stated by school or district policy. |
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Parking Lot Violation |
Displaying inappropriate behaviors involving a motor vehicle including, but not limited to, unsafe driving in the parking lot, parking in unauthorized areas, parking in fire lanes or disabled persons space/area, parking in two or more parking spaces with one vehicle, excessive audio or radio sound, blocking driveway or access, and/or littering. |
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Public Display of Affection |
Kissing or other inappropriate displays of affection. |
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Other Violation of School Policies and Regulations |
Committing some other violation of school or district policy or regulation. |
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Inappropriate Language (verbal or nonverbal) |
Delivering verbal or nonverbal messages that include swearing, name calling, or use of words or gestures in an inappropriate way. Pursuant to the requirements set out in Guideline #4, above, a Principal/Assistant Principal may, but is not required to, elevate the Action Level for a student swearing at a staff member where the circumstances demonstrate a lack of respect towards authority (rather than just the use of a curse word or words). |
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Defiance or Disrespect Towards Authority and |
Engaging in repeated behavior including, but not limited to, refusing to follow directions, talking back, or engaging in socially rude interactions. |
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Contraband |
Possessing items stated in school policy as prohibited because they may disrupt the learning environment. |
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Combustible |
Possessing a substance or object that is readily capable of causing bodily harm or property damage (e.g. matches, lighters). |
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Disruption |
Engaging in behavior causing a substantial interruption in a class or activity including, but not limited to, loud talking, yelling, or screaming; noise with materials; throwing objects; or out-of- seat behavior. |
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Gambling |
Playing games of chance for money (or thing of value) or betting a sum of money (or thing of value). |
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Negative Group Affiliation/Illegal Organization |
Engaging as a member or potential member of an anti-social organization, secret society, criminal street gang, or other set of individuals that are not sanctioned by the Governing Board and which are determined to be disruptive to teaching and learning. This includes wearing of symbolic apparel, making gestures, writing on and marking of property, or altering of personal appearance to symbolize membership in an organization with a history of, or determined to be, a disruption to teaching and learning. |
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Dishonesty | ||
Violation | Action Level | |
Cheating |
Sharing with another, or taking from another, intellectual property for the purpose of deceit or fraud, or taking or stealing intellectual property from another with or without their knowledge and presenting it as the student's own. |
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Forgery |
Falsely and fraudulently making or altering a document, including hall passes and parent/guardian signatures. |
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Lying |
Making an untrue statement with the intention to deceive or to create a false or misleading impression. |
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Plagiarism |
Stealing and passing off the ideas or words of another as one's own, including material obtained online. |
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Technology, Improper Use of | ||
Violation | Action Level | |
Telecommunication Device or Other Technology |
Students may possess and use cellular telephones and/or other electronic signaling devices subject to limitations of this and other policies of the District under the following conditions and guidelines: |
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Computer or Network Violation |
Examples (Computer): Using school computers for non-instructional purpose, copyright or trademark infringement, knowingly uploading or downloading destructive or malicious programs or software, loading personal software or disks onto school computers without permission of a Principal/Assistant Principal or a District Administrator, vandalism of computers or computer equipment. |
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Trespassing; Vandalism or Criminal Damage | ||
Definitions | ||
Criminal Damage |
Willful destruction or defacement of school property, commercial property located on school property, or personal property of another person, so as to substantially impair its function or value in an amount of five thousand dollars or more. Principals/ Assistant Principals may consider acts of vandalism that result in damages exceeding $5,000 in value at a Level 4. |
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Violation | Action Level | |
Trespassing |
Entering or remaining on a public school campus or school board facility without authorization or invitation and with no lawful purpose for entry. This includes students under suspension or expulsion and unauthorized persons who enter or remain on a campus or school board facility after being directed to leave by the Principal/Assistant Principal or designee of the facility, campus, or function. |
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Graffiti or Tagging |
Writing on walls; drawings or words painted or sprayed on walls or other surfaces that can be easily removed with soap or cleaner. |
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Vandalism of Personal and/or School Property |
Destroying or defacing personal or school property. *Principals /assistant principals shall consider restitution as a restorative act, and may use exclusionary discipline on a first offense in cases that pose a threat to school safety (up to and including a three-day suspension). Examples: disabling fire alarm |
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Sexual Offenses | ||
Violation | Action Level | |
Harassment, Sexual |
Making unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal, graphic, written, or physical conduct of a sexual nature where such conduct has the purpose or effect of creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive educational environment. Sexual harassment can include nonverbal forms (e.g., "sexting," tweeting, or otherwise sending messages through networking sites and/or telecommunication devices). |
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Pornography |
Possessing or providing sexually explicit and obscene depictions of persons, in words, or images. Examples: viewing and/or sharing nude or sexually-charged images (non-art, non-educational) of people in books, magazines, electronic devices, or on the internet; using an electronic device to send or receive nude images, partially-nude images, or images that are sexual in nature ("i.e. sexting"), or drawing nude images, partially-nude images, or images that are sexual in nature that have no redeeming educational value. |
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Harassment, Sexual with contact |
Committing sexual harassment that includes physical contact. |
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Indecent Exposure or Public Sexual Indecency |
Engaging in sexual acts or public sexual indecency. |
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Sexual Assault or Rape |
Intentionally or knowingly engaging in sexual intercourse or oral sexual contact with any person without consent of such person. |
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Arson | ||
Definition | ||
Structure |
A building or place with sides and a floor used for lodging, business, education, transportation, recreation, or storage. |
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OccupiedStructure |
Any structure in which one or more persons is, or is likely to be, present or is so near as to be in equivalent danger at the outset of the fire or explosion. This includes any dwelling house, whether occupied or not. |
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Property |
Anything other than a structure that is owned and has value of any kind (e.g., a backpack, school book, clothing, etc.). |
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Damage |
As used here, means a tangible or visible impairment to a surface. |
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Reckless Burning |
Recklessly causing a fire or explosion resulting in damage to a structure, wild land, or property. |
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Violation | Action Level | |
Arson of a Structure or Property |
Knowingly and unlawfully damaging a structure or property by knowingly causing a fire or explosion.
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Arson of an Occupied Structure |
Knowingly and unlawfully damaging an occupied structure by knowingly causing a fire or explosion. NOTE: Principals/Assistant Principals may consider acts of arson that are only reckless (as opposed to knowing or intentional), or that damage property with a value under $100 at Level 3. Please see the definition of Reckless Burning above. |
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Harrasment and Threat, Intimidation | ||
Violation | Action Level | |
Threat or Intimidation |
Indicating, by words or conduct, the intent to cause physical injury or serious damage to a person or property, or intentionally placing another person in reasonable apprehension of imminent physical injury. This may include threats or intimidation that occur online or through a telecommunication device. |
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Bullying |
Intimidating students by the real or threatened infliction of repeated physical, verbal, written, electronically transmitted, or emotional abuse, or through attacks on the property of another, or when such act(s) interfere with the authority of the school system to maintain order. It may include, but not be limited to actions such as verbal taunts, name-calling and put-downs, including ethnically based or sex or gender-based verbal put-downs, and extortion of money and/ or possessions. Bullying can be physical in form (e.g., pushing, hitting, kicking, spitting, stealing); verbal (e.g., making threats, taunting, teasing, name-calling); non-verbal/ cyber-bullying (e.g., text messages, email, social networking-such as, but not limited to "Twitter"); or psychological (e.g., social exclusion, spreading rumors, manipulating social relationships). Knowingly submitting a false report of bullying shall subject the student to discipline. |
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Harassment, Nonsexual |
NOTE: Bullying and sexual harassment are types of harassment. Indicate harassment, nonsexual if the violation is not specifically bullying or sexual harassment, or if the specific type of harassment is not known. |
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Hazing |
Committing an act against another student, in which both of the following apply:
* Principals/Assistant Principals may treat incidents of hazing at a Level 4 in consultation with the Student Relations Department. |
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School Threat or Interference | ||
Definition | ||
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A School Threat occurs where a student uses words or actions to place students, staff, or school property guests in apprehension of harm, or to interfere with or disrupt an educational institution. |
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Violation | Action Level | |
Fire Alarm Misuse |
Intentionally ringing a fire alarm when there is no fire, or misuse of a fire extinguisher. |
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Other School Threat (Verbal) |
Making a verbal School Threat. |
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Bomb Threat |
Threatening to cause harm by using or threatening to use a bomb, or arson-causing device. |
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Chemical or Biological Threat |
Threatening to cause harm using dangerous chemicals or biological agents. |
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Other School Threat |
Making a School Threat that might reasonably lead to the evacuation or closure of a school property or to the postponement, cancellation, or suspension of any class or other school activity (though actual evacuation, closure, postponement, cancellation, or suspension is not required). |
Theft | ||
Violation | Action Level | |
Petty Theft |
Stealing cash, or property, valued under $100. |
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Theft – |
Knowingly:
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Burglary or Breaking and Entering |
Entering or remaining unlawfully in or on the personal property of another, a classroom, a residential structure or yard, or a nonresidential structure, or in a fenced commercial property with the intent to commit any theft or any felony therein. |
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Extortion |
Knowingly obtaining or seeking to obtain property or services by means of a threatto do in the future any of the following:
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Robbery |
Taking any property of another from their person or immediate presence and against their will; threatens or uses force against any person with intent either to coerce surrender of property or to prevent resistance to such person taking or retaining property. |
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Armed Robbery |
Committing robbery (see definition above) where such person or an accomplice: (1) Is armed with a deadly weapon or a simulated deadly weapon; or (2) Uses or threatens to use a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument or a simulated deadly weapon. |
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Burglary First Degree |
Entering or remaining unlawfully in or on a residential structure or yard, or a nonresidential structure, or in a fenced commercial property with the intent to commit any theft or any felony therein. Knowingly possessing explosives, a deadly weapon, or a dangerous instrument in the course of committing any theft or any felony. |
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Weapons and Dangerous Items, Possession of | ||
SEE POLICY JICI FOR MORE DETAILS ON WEAPONS IN SCHOOL | ||
Violation | Action Level | |
Dangerous Items |
Possessing a knife with a blade length of less than 2.5 inches, air soft gun, bb gun, laser pointer, letter opener, mace/pepper spray, paintball gun, pellet gun, razor blade/box cutter, simulated knife, tear gas, firecrackers, smoke or stink bombs, gas, lighter fluid, or other dangerous items (anything that under the circumstances in which it is used, attempted to be used, or threatened to be used s readily capable f causing death or serious physical injury). Mandatory report to law enforcement if under the circumstances in which it is used, attempted to be used or threatened to be used is readily capable of causing death or serious physical injury. |
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Simulated Firearm |
Possessing a simulated firearm made of plastic, wood, metal, or any other material which is a replica, facsimile, or toy version of a firearm. |
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Other Weapons |
Possessing a billy club, brass knuckles, knife with a blade length of at least 2.5 inches, nunchakus, taser, or stun gun. Mandatory report to law enforcement if under the circumstances in which it is used, attempted to be used or threatened to be used the item is readily capable of causing death or serious physical injury. |
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Firearms |
No student shall knowingly carry or possess on their person, within their immediate control, or in or on a means of transportation a firearm without authorization by a school Principal/ Assistant Principal. |
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"Firearm" means any loaded or unloaded handgun, pistol, revolver, rifle, shotgun or other weapon that will expel, is designed to expel or may readily be converted to expel a projectile by the action of an explosive. Firearm does not include a firearm in permanently inoperable condition. |
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"Other Firearms" Firearms other than handguns, rifles, or shotguns including:–any weapon (including a starter gun) which will or is designed to or may readily be converted to expel a projectile by the action of any explosive; the frame or receiver of any weapon described above; Any firearm muffler or firearm silencer; Any destructive device, which includes: Any explosive, incendiary, or poison gas: Bomb; Grenade; Rocket having a propellant charge of more than four ounces; Missile having an explosive or incendiary charge of more than one-quarter ounce, Mine or similar device. Any weapon which will, or which may be readily converted to, expel a projectile by the action of an explosive, or other propellant, and which has any barrel with a bore of more than one-half inch in diameter. Any combination or parts either designed or intended for use in converting any device into any destructive device described in the two immediately preceding examples, and from which a destructive device may be readily assembled. |
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NOTE: This definition does not apply to items such as toy guns, colorful plastic water guns, cap guns, bb guns, or pellet guns. |