Discipline Policy

DISCIPLINE STATEMENT

Proper behavior and respect for one another are very important to the everyday functioning at a comprehensive high school such as Bolsa Grande. Students are required to follow State, Garden Grove Unified School District, and Bolsa Grande administrative and faculty rules. A workable discipline policy requires basic guidelines but allows flexibility in application in order to meet individual student/school needs and situations.

1. Truancies

Period - One hour detention for each period truant
Four or more period truancies/full day - Saturday School and parent contact
Repeated and/or flagrant offenses - Saturday School with parent contact; referral to Student Attendance Review Board

2. Tardies

First and Second Tardies - Teacher consequence
Third Tardy - Teacher assigns detention and contacts parent
Fourth Tardy - Counselor notified; one day of detention assigned by counselor
Fifth +Tardy – Assistant Principal notified: Saturday school assigned and parent contact

3. Smoking/chewing tobacco/possession or use of tobacco or cigarettes

First Offense - TUPE referral, parent contact, Saturday school
Second Offense - Parent contact and In-house suspension
Additional - Suspension and parent contact with conference

4. Fighting

First Offense - 3-5 day suspension and parent conference
Second Offense - 5 day suspension and parent conference
Third Offense - same; referral to District Discipline Committee

5. Disrespect to staff member/insubordination/class misconduct

Minor problem/first offense - Detention or Saturday school
Repeated or severe - Saturday School or suspension with parent conference

6. Profanity/verbal abuse of staff members

Non-Directed - Saturday School and parent contact with conference
Directed - 3-5 day suspension and parent contact with conference; possible arrest by police

7. Electronic devices are permitted for use while on campus; including during lunch, break, and in between classes. They are not for use or display at any time in any classroom without the specific approval of the teacher.

First Offense - Confiscated and returned to parent/guardian
Second Offense - Confiscated and returned to parent/guardian and Saturday school assigned
Third + Offense – Conficscated and one day suspension for defiance

8. Riding/carrying skateboards, scooters or bicycles on campus during the school day, all bicycles, skateboards and scooters must be locked in the appropriate racks

First Offense - confiscated and returned to parent/ guardian
Second Offense - confiscated and returned to parent/guardian and Saturday school assigned.

9. Theft

Suspension and parent contact with conference; possible arrest by police. Multiple offenses may result in referral to District Discipline Committee

10. Destruction of school property/destruction of personal property/vandalism

Suspension and parent contact with conference; school service assigned; referral to District Discipline Committee; possible arrest by police; restitution

11. Being off-campus without permission

First Offense - detention with parent contact
Second Offense - Saturday School with parent conference
Additional Offenses - 3-5 day suspension and parent contact with conference

12. Possession or use of controlled substance (alcohol, drugs), drug related paraphernalia

First Offense - 3 day suspension, parent conference and possible police notification and arrest
Second Offense - 5 day suspension and parent conference; police involvemen
Third Offense - same as above and possible referral to District Discipline Committee

13. Sales and Furnishing of controlled substance

5 day suspension, police involvement and arrest, and referral to District Discipline Committee

14. Possession of weapons or weapon facsimiles - (toy guns, knives, etc.) on a high school campus is a serious violation of school law that may result in the following:

Parent conference
Confiscation
Suspension
Possible arrest by police
Possible referral to District Discipline Committee
Possible expulsion from District

15. Arson

• Suspension pending District Discipline Committee action, parent conference; police involvement; restitution; counseling with Fire Chief

16. Possession or use of explosive materials

• Five-day suspension; police involvement; parent conference; counseling with Fire Chief; referral to District Discipline Committee

17. Hazing

• Hazing of students which causes or is likely to cause bodily damage or physical harm to any student or other person attending any school is illegal and will result in administrative action. Suspension, parent conference, and/or police involvement may result.

18. Dress/Grooming

Wearing or possessing any apparel that is construed to be related with gangs, taggers or other activities that are disruptive to school activities as well as wearing apparel containing wording or graphics that depict drugs, illicit substances, alcoholic beverages and sexually suggestive logos are not permitted.

• First Offense - Confiscation and substitution of clothing provided. Apparel is returned to student after student launders and returns substitute clothing.
• Second Offense – Same as above and parent contact. Saturday school assigned
• Third Offense – Parent/guardian contact and student suspended from classes until parent/guardian brings appropriate clothing.

19. Failure to serve detention

• First Offense – If not served within a two week period, Saturday school assigned

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20. Failure to serve Saturday School

• First Offense – Reassignment
• Second Offense - In house suspension with parent contact
If original offense was due to unserved detentions - Alternative suspension classroom
Further offenses-Alternative suspension classroom

21. Betting and Gambling

Possible suspension and police contact

22. Physical/Verbal/Sexual Threat, Harassment, and/or Bullying

Towards a student

Saturday School and/or suspension. Counseling referral as necessary, referral to GGUSD Discipline Committee and/or police as necessary.
Towards a staff member – Suspension, removal from class if applicable, referral to GGUSD Discipline Committee and/or police as necessary.

23. Cheating

See “Academic Honesty”

24. Hazing

Hazing is defined as harassment, abuse, or humiliation. The definition can include both physical and mental forms of hazing. Any action that is likely to or causes harm to any student or person will result in administrative action, parent contract, suspension, police contact or other discipline action may occur as a result of involvement in hazing.