BEHAVIOR At Booker T

B.T.W.
Student Conduct

BEHAVIOR

At Booker T. Washington High School students shall be held strictly accountable for their behavior. Students committing specified infractions at Booker T. Washington High School shall be punished by mandatory suspension or expulsion. For other infractions, students may be punished by suspension, expulsion, other disciplinary action; or they may be provided with alternative educational opportunities. The complete Middle and High School Progressive Disciplinary Dispositions guidelines may be found on The Times Online website.

In compliance with school board policy, mandatory suspensions will be imposed for the following offenses:

Possessing weapons; using any tool or instrument to do bodily harm.
Striking a teacher or any other school personnel.
Initiating or instigating a fight. Note: See item 2 below.
Possessing or using narcotics or alcohol on the BTW campus or school bus or at any school-sponsored event.
Willfully defacing, stealing, or destroying school or personal property. The student and/or his legal guardian will be required to pay the cost of repairs or replacement.
Willfully initiating any false alarms.

In compliance with school board policy, discretionary suspensions may be imposed for the following offenses:

Threatening a teacher or any other school personnel.
Participating in a fight. Comment: If it can be clearly determined that a participant engaged only in self-defense, the participant shall not be suspended. Note: Any student that willfully participates in a fight will be suspended for five days. Students engaged in fighting, except in self-defense, will be charged with disturbing the peace by fighting or with simple battery and/or assault by the School Resource Officer (SRO). The parent or guardian of minors will be contacted to witness the administration of charges by the SRO. After charges are recorded by the SRO, the student will be released to his/her parents' supervision. If a student is verbally or physically confronted, he/she is to go to the nearest teacher and report the incident. The teacher shall call the office for assistance.
Loitering on the BTW High School campus or school bus while under suspension or during truancy.
Possessing or using tobacco on the BTW High School campus or school bus.
Possessing or using fireworks, noxious substances, or other explosives on any school campus or school bus or at school-sponsored events.
Possessing or using any electronic communication device, including pagers or "beepers" unless authorized by the principal.
Refusing to comply with any reasonable request of a teacher or any other school personnel who is performing his official responsibilities.
Committing an act of defiance, either in language or action, on any school campus or school bus.
Using forged notes or forged official forms.
Leaving any class and/or BTW High School campus without permission.
Violating the parish dress code.
Violating traffic and safety regulations.
Violating any publicized rule approved by the superintendent that is unique to Booker T. Washington High School, provided the school rule is not in conflict with the policies of the local school board and the laws of the State of Louisiana.

CONSEQUENCES FOR BOMB THREATS OR OTHER THREATS OF BODILY HARM BY USE OF A WEAPON

If a student makes or implies a bomb threat to the school or for a school function or threatens other bodily harm by use of a weapon at the school or school function, the student will have the following consequences:

If the student has an otherwise good discipline record, he/she will:

serve a five day suspension
not return to school until a mental health assessment is conducted and the written findings shared with the school administration. The findings are to document a professional opinion regarding whether or not the student is a threat to himself or to others. Subsequent decisions about the student and his placement will be determined following review of the findings of the mental health assessment.

If a student has a discipline record regarding unacceptable behavior, then in addition to the above consequences, the suspension will be extended and the administration will recommend expulsion.

IN-SCHOOL SUSPENSION (ISS)

The in-school suspension room is a\ tool used in managing behavior in the classroom and throughout the school. A student may be assigned to the ISS room by the Assistant Principal of Administration if he/she has exhibited a behavior that calls for a discretionary suspension as defined by Caddo Parish school board policy.

SCHOOL TRIPS

Out of school, including out of town, curricular and extra-curricular trips are available for students. All school rules apply on school trips and take precedence over other rules. Such rules include, but are not limited to, rules on use of tobacco, alcohol or other drugs. Additionally, on out of town trips, there is to be no one of the opposite sex in a student(s) room at any time. Students are to contact the chaperone immediately if they are placed in a position of compromising the intent of this paragraph. If a student is sent home from an out of town trip, it shall be at his/her expense, and the student will be suspended from school.

USE OF THE ELEVATOR

Only the physically impaired students who have a doctor's written request may use the elevator. Students must have permission to use the elevator.

PENALTY FOR TOBACCO

For the first infraction of the tobacco rule at BTW , a student may choose between Option A and B.

Option A - three day suspension
Option B - one day Behavior Management plus ten days of detention plus 15 days denial of extra activities: i.e. ball games, dances, etc.

Option A will be imposed on subsequent infractions regarding tobacco.

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