STUDENT CONDUCT
The Superintendent in cooperation with principals, teachers, parents, and students shall establish for approval by the Board a code of student conduct which states clearly and precisely the written rules and regulations applicable within respective schools of the District. Standards shall be designed to foster a safe, friendly, and business-like atmosphere in which students and school personnel can work cooperatively. The code of student conduct shall be included in the Statement of Responsibilities for School Personnel, Parents, and Students.
Principals and teachers shall have authority to take disciplinary action whenever the behavior of any student interferes with or disrupts learning.
Notice of the rules and regulations existing in each school shall be disseminated to students and parents.
The parent/guardian of each student shall be issued a copy of the Statement of Responsibilities for School Personnel, Parents, and Students, which shall serve as the policy of the Board for student conduct. A parent or guardian shall sign the document signifying that the contents have been read and return the signature page to the school office for placement in the student file. This procedure shall be followed on an annual basis.
ADOPTED: August 13, 2002
LEGAL REF: Code of Alabama 16-1-14, 16-1-24.1, 16-28A-3