HIGHLIGHTS

Code of Student Conduct

The Entire Code of Student Conduct is Provided in the Wake County Public School System Student/Parent Handbook

18. ASSAULT ON ANOTHER STUDENT

• 1st Violation - Up to 10 Days OSS
• 2nd Violation - Recommendation for Long- term Suspension

2. CHEWING GUN/CANDY

• Team Discipline - Unless It Escalates to an Issue of Non-Compliance

19. ASSAULT OF A SCHOOL EMPLOYEE

• 1st Violation - Recommendation for Long- term Suspension

3. INTEGRITY/CHEATING

• 1st Violation - Team Discipline
• 2nd Violation - Up to 3 Days ISS
• 3rd Violation - OSS

4. EXCESSIVE TARDIES

• Team Discipline - Unless It Escalates to an Issue of Non-Compliance

20. ASSAULT INVOLVING A WEAPON

• 1st Violation - Recommendation for Long- term Suspension

5. POSSESSION OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES (Pagers, Cell Phones, Radios, Electronic Games, Laser Pointers, Etc.)

• 1st Violation - Device Confiscated-Student picks up at end of day
• 2nd Violation - Device Confiscated Until Parent Picks Up
• 3rd Violation-Device Confiscated Until the Last Day of School

21. HARRASSMENT/THREATS/BULLYING TOWARD ANOTHER STUDENT

• 1st Violation - Parental Contact, ISS, or OSS and Possible Counseling
• 2nd Violation - OSS and up to a Long-term Suspension and Possible Counseling
• 3rd Violation - OSS and Possible Recommendation for a Long-term Suspension and Counseling

6. SKIPPING CLASS OR LEAVING CAMPUS

• 1st Violation - 2 Days ISS
• 2nd Violation - 3 Days ISS
• 3rd Violation - OSS

22. THREATENING PHYSICAL HARM TOWARD AND ADULT

• 1st Violation - Up to 10 Days OSS and Possible counseling

7. DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR

• 1st Violation - Warning
• 2nd Violation - Time Out and/or Lunch Detention and Parent Contact
• 3rd Violation - ISS
• 4th Violation - OSS

23. USE OF OBJECTS (Such as a Compass) IN A THREATENING OR DANGEROUS MANNER

• 1st Violation - Recommendation for Long-term Suspension

8. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH DIRECTIONS

• 1st Violation - Office Referral - ISS or OSS
• 2nd Violation - Office Referral - OSS

24. POSSESSION OF A GUN (Air Guns Excluded) or POWERFUL EXPLOSIVE

• 1st Violation - Mandatory 365 Day Suspension from NC Public Schools

9. DISRESPECT TO AN ADULT OR ANOTHER STUDENT

• 1st Violation - ISS or OSS
• 2nd Violation - ISS or OSS
• 3rd Violation - OSS

25. POSSESSION OF OTHER WEAPONS OR EXPLOSIVE DEVISES (Such as a Knife, BB Gun, Box Cutter, Mace, Pepper Spray or Facsimile or a Gun, Ammunition of any kind, etc.)

• 1st Violation - 10 Days OSS or Recommendation for Long-term Suspension
• 2nd Violation - Recommendation for Long-term Suspension

10. PROFANITY

• 1st Violation - 2 Days ISS
• 2nd Violation - 3 Days ISS
• 3rd Violation - OSS

26. POSSESSION OF INCENDIARY DEVICES (Matches, Lighter, etc.)

• 1st Violation - 3 - 5 Days OSS
• 2nd Violation - up to 10 Days OSS
• 3rd Violation - Up to 10 Days Suspension and Possible Long-term Suspension and Restitution

11. USE OF PROFANITY TO A STAFF MEMBER

• 1st Violation - 3 Days OSS
• 2nd Violation - 5 Days OSS
• 3rd Violation - 10 Days OSS

27. POSSESSION/USE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS

• 1st Violation - 3 Days ISS
• 2nd Violation - Up to 5 Days OSS
• 2nd Violation - Up to 10 Days OSS

12. ENGAGING IN OVERLY ROMANTIC OR AFFECTIONATE BEHAVIOR IN THE SCHOOL SETTING OR AT A SCHOOL ACTIVITY (PDA)

• 1st Violation - Warning and Parental Contact or ISS or OSS
• 2nd Violation - ISS or OSS
• 3rd Violation - OSS

28. POSSESSION, USE, OR DISTRIBUTION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, COUNTERFEIT DRUG, OR DRUG PARAPHERNALIA

• 1st Violation - Recommendation for Long-term Suspension in accordance to Board Policy

13. POSSESSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF INAPPROPRIATE LITERATURE

• 1st Violation - 2 - 5 Days OSS
• 2nd Violation - Up to 10 Days OSS

29. DAMAGING/DEFACING SCHOOL PROPERTY

• 1st Violation - Up to 10 Days OSS and Restituion or Clean Up
• 2nd Violation - Up to 10 Days Suspension and Possible Long-term Suspension and Restitution
• 3rd Violation - Up to 10 Days Suspension and Possible Long-term Suspension and Restitution

14. SEXUAL COMMENTS and/or HARRASSMENT

• 1st Violation - 3 Days ISS or up to 10 Days OSS
• 2nd Violation - Up to 10 Days OSS

30. PULLING FIRE ALARM STATION

• 1st Violation - 10 Days OSS and Legal Charges of Violation of Law Regarding a False Alarm

14. UNSOLICITED SEXUAL CONTACT

• 1st Violation - 5 - 10 Days OSS - Law Enforcement Notified and Possible Long-term Suspension

31. STEALING/BEING IN POSSESSION OF STOLEN PROPERTY

• 1st Violation - Up to 10 Days OSS and Restitution
• 2nd Violation - Up to 10 Days Suspension and Possible Long-term Suspension and Restitution
• 3rd Violation - Ups to 10 Days Suspension and Possible Long-term Suspension and Restitution

16a. HORSEPLAY

• 1st Violation - Up to 3 Days ISS
• 2nd Violation - 3 Days ISS or OSS
• 3rd Violation - 3 - 5 Days OSS

32. MAKING OR COMMINCATING A FALSE BOMB THREAT

• 1st Violation - 365 day suspension from school and charges for a Class 1 + felony

16 b. HORSEPLAY INVOLVING INAPPROPRIATE CONTACT

• 1st Violation - 3 Days ISS or OSS
• 2nd Violation - Up to 5 Days OSS
• 3rd Violation - Up to 10 Days OSS

17. FIGHTING

• 1st Violation - 2 - 5 Days OSS
• 2nd Violation - 5 - 10 Days OSS
• 3rd Violation - 10 Days OSS
• 4th Violation - Long-term Suspension

If the first fight involves two or more people fighting another student, the group of two or more students will be recommended for Long-Term Suspension on the first occasion .

33. GANG RELATED ACTIVITY, CLOTHES OR PARAPHERNALIA (Board Policy 6424)

• 1st Violation - Possible Short-term Suspension
• 2nd Violation - Up to 10 Days Suspension and Possible Long-term Suspension
• 3rd Violation - Up to 10 Days Suspension and Long-term Suspension