Section 5 - Students

Article I - In General

• Extent of School Authority 5-1
• Student Rights and Responsibilities 5-2
• Formulation of Student Rules and Regulations 5-3
• Educational Equity 5-4
• Reserved 5-5
• Student/Parent/Legal Guardian Appeals - matters affecting students 5-6
  • Appeals and Appeals Procedures - Disciplinary Actions 5-6.1
  • Appeals and Appeals Procedures - Non-Disciplinary Actions 5-6.2
• Non-discrimination and non-harassment of students 5-7
  • Treatment of Transgender Students 5-7.1

Article II - Attendance

• Reserved 5-8
• Age of Entrance/Kindergarten 5-9
• Admission Requirements 5-10
  • Admission Requirements: General 5-10.1
  • Custody Students 5-10.2
  • International Students 5-10.3
• Age of Compulsory Attendance/Exemptions 5-11
  • Compulsory School Enrollment - Exceptions 5-11.1
• Legal Withdrawal 5-12
• Home Instruction 5-13
  • Home Instruction 5-13.1
• School Attendance Zones 5-14
  • School Attendance Areas: Exceptions 5-14.1
• Transfer Students 5-15
  • Transfer Students 5-15.1
• Reserved 5-16
• Absences/Truancy/Parental Notification 5-17
  • Absences/Truancy School and Class Attendance - Grades K-12 5-17.1
• Attendance Records 5-18
• Pregnant and Parenting Students, and lactation support 5-19
• Married Students 5-20
• Student Suspensions and Expulsions 5-21
  • Student Suspension and Expulsion 5-21.1
  • In-School Suspension (ISS) 5-21.2
  • Discipline of Students with Disabilities 5-21.3
• Teacher Removal of Students from Class for Disruptive Behavior 5-22
  • Regulation Governing Teacher Removal of Students from Class for Disruptive Behavior 5-22.1
• Students Over 20 5-23
  • Attendance for Students Over 20 5-23.1
• Dropouts: Prevention/Intervention and Retrieval 5-24

Article III - Progress

• Student Placement 5-25
  • Students Without Records 5-25.1
  • Placement of Transfer Students 5-25.2
  • Awarding Transfer Credits 5-25.3
• Course Load 5-26
  • Waivers to Full Day of School 5-26.1
  • Dropping/Adding Courses and Purging Grades 5-26.2
• Promotion, Retention and Acceleration 5-27
  • Acceleration 5-27.1
• Reporting to Parents 5-28
  • Reporting Student Progress 5-28.1
• Awards for Achievement/Class Rank/Honor Designations 5-29
  • Recognition of Student Achievement 5-29.1
• Graduation Requirements/Diplomas/Certificates 5-30
  • Graduation Requirements 5-30.1
  • Alternative Methods for Granting Credits 5-30.2
  • Locally Awarded Verified Credits 5-30.3
• Scholastic Records 5-31
  • Student Records: Generally 5-31.1
  • Management of the Student's Scholastic Record 5-31.2
• Reserved 5-32
• Reserved 5-33

Article IV - Activities

• Student Conduct 5-34
  • Student Conduct on School Buses, School Vehicles or Vehicles used for school purposes 5-34.1
  • Cheating, Plagiarizing and the Acceptable Use of New Technologies 5-34.2
• Discipline and Control of Students 5-35
  • Corporal Punishment 5-35.1
• Conduct Invoking Punitive Action 5-36
  • Code of Student Conduct/Expulsion for First Time Offenses 5-36.1
  • False Fire Alarms/Bomb Threats/911 Calls/ Hoaxes-Imitation Infectious Biological, Toxic, or Radioactive Substances 5-36.2
  • Hazing/Assault and Battery or Fighting/Profane, Obscene or Abusive Language or Conduct/Bullying 5-36.3
  • Weapons/Explosives/Fireworks 5-36.4
  • Trespass Upon School Property, Vehicles, or Buildings/Grounds 5-36.5
  • Reserved 5-36.6
  • Possession/Use of Pepper Gas, Mace or Similar Substances 5-36.7
  • Reserved 5-36.8
  • Unauthorized Use of Computer Technology 5-36.9
• Reporting Data About School Violence and Crime 5-37
  • Reporting Incidents to the Police 5-37.1
• Freedom of Speech and Expression - Students 5-38
• Reserved 5-39
  • Student Publications 5-39.1
• Student-led Assemblies/Demonstrations 5-40
  • Demonstrations 5-40.1
• Student Dress and Grooming Codes 5-41
• Property Damage 5-42
  • Property Damage/Theft 5-42.1
• Threats 5-43
  • Threat Assessment Procedure 5-43.1
• Sexual Harassment, sexual violence, and inappropriate sexual conduct prohibited - students 5-44
  • Sexual Harassment, Sexual Violence, Inappropriate Sexual Conduct and Non-retaliation-complaint procedures 5-44.1
  • Use of restrooms, locker rooms and changing facilities 5-44.2
• Use of Drugs, Alcohol, Tobacco Products and Nicotine Vapor or Alternative Nicotine Products 5-45
  • Possession/Use/Sale of Alcohol, Drugs, Drug Paraphernalia, Tobacco, Tobacco Products or Nicotine Vapor or Alternative Nicotine Products 5-45.1
• Student Government/City-Wide Student Cooperative Association 5-46
• School sponsored Associations, Clubs and School Organizations 5-47
  • Management of Funds 5-47.1
• Student Social Activities Sponsored by School Division 5-48
• Interscholastic Competition 5-49
  • Eligibility 5-49.1
• Class Gifts/Exchanging Gifts 5-50
• Student Vehicles 5-51
• Cell Phone-Free Education - Cellular Phones and Personal Electronic Communication Devices- Student Use 5-52
  • Cellular Phones and Personal Electronic Communication Devices- Limitation on Use 5-52.1
• Activities: Access to School Facilities 5-53
  • Access to Facilities 5-53.1
• Reserved 5-54

Article V - Health and Welfare

• Health Examinations, Clinics and Tests 5-55
• Contagious and Infectious Diseases: Human Immunodeficiency Virus(HIV) 5-56
  • Contagious and Infectious Diseases: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)/Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) 5-56.1
• Medications 5-57
  • Reserved 5-57.1
  • Anabolic Steroids 5-57.2
• Student and Staff Wellness 5-58
  • Student and Staff Wellness 5-58.1
• Safety (Title Only) 5-59
  • Bus and Safety Patrols 5-59.1
  • Protective Eye Devices 5-59.2
  • Disruptive Student Behavior - Use of Physical Restraint and Seclusion 5-59.3
• Toxic Art Materials 5-60
• First Aid/Emergency Care 5-61
  • First Aid 5-61.1
  • Management of Sports-Related Concussion 5-61.2
• Student-Athletes – Sudden Cardiac Arrest Prevention Awareness 5-62
• Early Dismissal/Leaving School Grounds 5-63
  • Early Dismissal/Leaving School Grounds 5-63.1
• Interrogations/Investigations by Outside Agencies 5-64
  • Questioning of Students: Law Enforcement or Child Abuse/Neglect Investigations 5-64.1
  • Questioning of Students: Non-Law Enforcement or Child Abuse/Neglect Purposes 5-64.2
• Search and Seizure 5-65
  • Search and Seizure 5-65.1
• Student Directory Information 5-66
  • Student Directory Information: Guidelines 5-66.1
• Research Involving Students/Research Review Committee 5-67
  • Research Involving Students 5-67.1
• Sex Offender Registry Notification 5-68
  • Sex Offender Registry Notification 5-68.1

Article VI - Fees and Services

• Fees/Materials/Deposits/Reimbursements 5-69
  • Collection of Fees 5-69.1
  • Fees: Textbooks and Supplementary Materials 5-69.2
• Employment Counseling and Placement Services 5-70
• Reserved 5-71
• Student Photographs/Class Rings/Other Sales 5-72
• Voter Registration 5-73
• Reserved 5-74
• Indigent Students 5-75
• Homeless Children and Youth 5-76
  • Homeless Children and Youth 5-76.1