Teacher-Assigned Detention
Teachers have the authority to assign detention for failure to follow
classroom rules and procedures. Reason, time, and location, are assigned
solely at the discretion of the teacher. Failure to serve teacher-assigned
detentions will result in an administrative referral.
Administrative Detention
Administrative Detention
is
held Monday –Thursday, 3:45 pm –4:45
pm in the ISS room. Students are assigned one or more days
to serve during a particular week in order to allow ample opportunity
to arrange for transportation,
work coverage, etc. Students may serve on any of the four days
as long as the total number of days assigned are served. Extensions
requested due
to absences will be granted only in cases where the student
is absent on all four detention days.
Note: Teacher-assigned detentions, if served, are not reported to
the administration and are not considered regarding awards such as Principal’s
List. Administrative Detention is considered as a disciplinary action and
will prevent students from attaining Principal’s List status.
Before and After School Restriction
Students who violate school rules are subject to time
restrictions on campus. This can include, but is not limited
to, being required to leave campus immediately upon dismissal
and/or not being allowed to attend or participate in school
sponsored activities.
Saturday
Opportunity School (SOS)
For some attendance and behavior infractions, students
are assigned to one or more sessions of Saturday Opportunity
School. SOS is held each Saturday, 8:00 am –11:00 am,
in the food court. The session consists of silent supervised
study and work detail. Students must be seated on time with
books and work materials. Students are not admitted
late. Students who are removed for sleeping or inappropriate behavior
will not receive credit for attending and will be referred
to their administrator.
In-School Suspension
(ISS)
tardy bell. Students must complete all assignments
before they will be released from ISS. This includes assignments
sent by the classroom teacher as well as those made by ISS
personnel. Students will not be given a pass to return to
class until the number of assigned days has been served with
no rule infractions and all assignments are complete. Credit
will be given only for full days served with no rule infractions.
ISS students who check-in or check-out will be given NO credit
or more days of ISS may be released at any time during the
last assigned day upon completion of all assignments
Out-of-School
Suspension (OSS)
Students suspended out-of-school are not to be on school system property for
any reason at any time. Out-of-school suspension serves two purposes: First,
it provides a “cooling off”period for all involved parties following
the circumstances that led to the suspension. More important, out-of-school
suspension is assigned in situations where the student’s actions are
not acceptable, and if the actions continued, might result in permanent removal
from the school setting.
OSS students have the opportunity to make-up all work missed during the
period of suspension. All make-up work must be completed within the same
number of days as the suspension, not including the day of return. It is
the student’s responsibility to initiate all make-up work with the
teacher. Prior announced and requested assignments are due upon the student’s
return.
Bullying
Except as otherwise required by law, any student in grades six
through 12 who commits the offense of bullying for the third time during
a school
year shall be assigned to an alternative school program in
addition to any other disciplinary action deemed appropriate.
Disrespectful Conduct Toward Employees, Students and/or Others
A student shall not exhibit disrespectful, rude or discourteous
behavior or language toward an employee, student or other person: (a)
on the school grounds at any time; (b) off the school grounds at a school
activity, function or event; or (c) under the jurisdiction of school
system transportation.
Off-Campus Misconduct
Students shall be disciplined for engaging in off-campus conduct
that affects the safety and welfare of the school, staff, and/or
students or that has a direct effect on the discipline or educational environment
of the school. Off-campus misconduct for which a student shall
be disciplined
includes, but is not limited to, any off-campus conduct that
1) is prohibited by the Georgia or United States criminal codes; 2) is
punishable as a felony
or would be punishable as a felony if committed by an adult;
and 3) is conduct for which a student has been arrested, indicted, adjudicated
to
have committed, or convicted. [OCGA § 20-2-751.5(c)]
Encouraging Violations of Code of Conduct
Students shall not incite, urge, encourage, advise, or counsel
other students to violate any Rule of this Code of Conduct.
[OCGA § 20-2-751.5(a)(11).] Fulton County Schools
