Advocate – An individual who promotes or supports the best interest of a particular student and has knowledge about their cultural identity, familial history, and current circumstances.
Bullying – The intentional action by an individual or group of individuals to inflict physical, emotional, or mental harm or suffering to another individual or group of individuals when there is an imbalance of real or perceived power. Such action creates an objectively hostile or offensive environment for the target and causes or is likely to cause negative and harmful conditions for the target. See Board Policy 4510 (Anti- Bullying).
Cheating – Using, submitting, obtaining or attempting to obtain data, questions, or answers dishonestly, by deceit or by means other than those authorized by the teacher. Cheating includes submitting the work of others as your own and plagiarism.
Disruption – Intentionally interfering with instruction in a manner that inhibits other students from accessing instruction.
Distribution – Selling (for money or other consideration)
Drugs – All illegal drugs, controlled substances, narcotics, and prescription medications. The definition does not include prescription medications that are possessed 1) while under the care of a licensed healthcare provider who prescribed the drug to the student AND 2) in conformance with District policies regarding the administration of medication at school.
Electronic Smoking Device – The term “electronic smoking device” means any product containing or delivering nicotine, or any other substance, whether natural or synthetic, intended for human consumption through the inhalation of aerosol or vapor from the product. The term electronic smoking device includes, but is not limited to, devices manufactured, marketed, or sold as e-cigarettes, e-cigars, e-pipes, vape pens, mods, tank systems, JUUL, or under any other product name or descriptor.
Facsimile Firearm - Any replica, toy, starter pistol or other object that bears a reasonable resemblance to or that reasonably can be perceived to be an actual firearm.
Fighting – Repeated physical contact between two or more students that is harmful, injurious, or disruptive. Self- defense is an action taken to restrain or block an attack by another person or to shield oneself from being hit by another person. Responsive action, such as hitting a person back, is not self-defense and may be considered as fighting.
Natural Psychedelic: A hallucinogenic compound derived from plants, that has not been subjected to any chemical process or alteration.
Non-consensual – Sexual activity imposed by one person onto another person without their consent. Consent is an affirmative nonverbal act or verbal statement expressing consent to sexual activity by a person that is informed, freely given, and mutually understood. It is the responsibility of person(s) involved in sexual activity to ensure that he/she/ they have the affirmative consent of the other or others to engage in the sexual activity. Affirmative consent must be ongoing throughout the sexual activity and can be revoked at any time. Lack of protest or resistance does not mean consent, nor does silence mean consent. Consent to one act by itself does not constitute consent to another act. The existence of a dating relationship between the persons involved, or the fact of past sexual relations, should never by itself be assumed to be an indicator of consent. Whether one has taken advantage of a position of influence over another may be a factor in determining consent.
Consensual sexual activity is also prohibited at school and is subject to school-based interventions and/or administrative discipline.
Non-educationally Required Device – Any device that has the potential to detract from and/or disrupt student learning, whether electronic or otherwise, including, but not limited to, cellular phones, personal digital assistants (PDAs), personal music/video/gaming devices (e.g., Nintendo DS, iPods, MP3 players), electronic tablets, cameras and/or any other image/voice capturing device. See Board Policy 4403 (Possession of a Personal Electronic Device).
Possession – Having an item on one’s person or in one’s locker, car/vehicle (if parked on District property), backpack, purse, or other container.
Property Damage – The destruction, defacement or damaging of property, or equipment belonging to
the school, District, or another person. The value of the property that is damaged will be measured by the repair or replacement cost.
Protected Class Status (Harassment) – Any status expressly defined in and protected by federal, state or local law, regulation, or ordinance including gender, race, national origin, ancestry, creed, religion, pregnancy, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or physical, mental, emotional, or learning disability.
Purchase – Providing money or some other consideration in exchange for drugs or the promise to provide money or some other consideration at a later date in exchange for drugs.
Serious Physical Injury – Serious physical injury is a bodily harm that results in one or more of the following:
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substantial risk of death;
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permanent deformity or defect;
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coma;
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permanent or extended condition that causes extreme pain;
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permanent or protracted loss or impairment of the function of any body part; or
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results in admission to a hospital.
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serious physical injury includes, but is not limited to, fractured or broken bones (including the nose), and concussions. Serious physical injury does not include black eyes, welts, abrasions, or bruises.
Serious Threat – Engaging in conduct that places a person in a reasonable apprehension of bodily harm including, but not limited to, non-verbal aggression/ intimidation, verbal statements, or written statements.
Toy Weapon – Toys that mimic real weapons, including firearms and other guns, but are intended to serve as an item for entertaining children and are not dangerous.
Trespassing – Entering school grounds or a school building or space within a building without permission to do
so or remaining on school grounds or in a school building or space within a building after being told to leave by District staff.
Weapon – A device, instrument, material, or substance that is used for, or is readily capable of, causing death or serious bodily injury. Examples of weapons include, but
are not limited to, firearms, bows and arrows, BB guns, paintball guns, pellet guns, brass knuckles, stun guns, tasers, knives (all knife types regardless of length of blade), cutting instruments (all objects whose primary intended purpose is to be used to cut something; e.g., box cutters, scissors, carpet cutters, razor blades, straight razors). Cutting instruments are not considered a weapon IF use of the instrument has been authorized by a staff member and/or provided to students by a staff member for a legitimate educational purpose (e.g., scissors for a classroom project) so long as the student uses the object only for the authorized purpose.