Common use of Discipline Policy Clause in Contracts

Discipline Policy. The Washington Elementary School District places high priority on providing each student with the opportunity to learn within a safe and stimulating environment. For this reason, the Governing Board accepts the responsibility for identifying those behaviors, which, if allowed to exist without restrictions and appropriate disciplinary action, would interfere with individual and group learning, and would interfere with the orderly conduct of our public schools. Furthermore, the Governing Board charges the staff with the responsibility for enforcing the rules of conduct, establishing consistency in their enforcement, and maintaining an appropriate learning and behavioral environment. The following section is most appropriate to high school students; however, the same expectations are held for K-8 students. According to Arizona law (ARS 15-341), the Governing Board also has the authority to discipline students for disorderly conduct on their way to and from school. The Governing Board gives this responsibility to the local school administration. The Governing Board also gives the school administration authority to discipline students for disorderly conduct and other offenses at school- sponsored activities. It is the student's obligation to report dangerous objects such as knives, explosives, weapons and/or illegal substances to the principal.