Disciplinary Guidelines - Gross
Misconduct or Disobedience

Students in Bloomington Public Schools
have a record of good behavior. The conduct listed below is a
deterrent to good behavior and is considered to be gross
misconduct or disobedience and may subject the student to
discipline. This
list is not exhaustive, and other types of gross misconduct or
disobedience not listed also may subject the student to
discipline.
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Insubordination to school personnel, including failure to
follow directions or to have student ID card or passes on
their person.
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Possession, use, or distribution of alcohol, drugs
(including "look‑a‑like" drugs and over the counter drugs),
narcotics, or any controlled substance without a valid
prescription, or any drug paraphernalia.
Drug paraphernalia means all equipment, products, and
materials of any kind that are peculiar to, marketed for use
in packaging, repackaging, storing, containing, concealing,
or otherwise introducing into the human body, any controlled
substance other than as prescribed by a physician.
Cigarette paper, bongs, and pipes are among the items
considered to be drug paraphernalia.
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Being
under the influence of alcohol, drugs, narcotics, or any
controlled substance without a valid prescription.
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Violation of the District and/or school's non-tobacco
policy. This
policy prohibits the possession of tobacco, including
cigarettes, cigars, pipes, pipe tobacco, "dip", chewing
tobacco, smokeless tobacco, and any other tobacco products.
Matches and cigarette lighters are also prohibited.
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Intimidation of or any attempt to intimidate or bully school
personnel or other students.
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Fighting with, or any assault on, school personnel or other
students.
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Intentional damage to, destruction of, or any attempt to
damage or destroy school property or property of school
personnel or other students.
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Verbal abuse of school personnel or other students or use of
profane words or gestures.
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Endangering the physical or psychological well‑being of
school personnel or other students by conduct or actions,
including:
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Improper release of a school fire alarm or tampering
with fire extinguishers
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Setting off, or attempting or threatening to set off,
explosive devices on school property
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Starting, or attempting to start, a fire on school
property
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Possession, use, or display of a dangerous weapon or any
facsimile
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Reckless driving on school grounds
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Improper pushing of emergency and/or non-emergency
intercom buttons
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To threaten, harass or intimidate through computer,
phone or electronic devices including, but not limited
to, email, voice mail, text messages, “MySpace” and
other personal or social web sites.
Such conduct is prohibited regardless of location
or time it occurs
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Repeated incidents of misbehavior
including repeated refusal to comply with school rules.
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Repeated unexcused tardiness or absenteeism during any part
of the school day.
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Falsifying or tampering with school records.
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Participation in gang related activities.
This includes wearing any gang related clothing,
jewelry, or any other item that is worn in a manner that is
so closely associated with gang membership as to present a
possible danger to the student. This also includes
writing/drawings on clothing, backpacks, or school
materials.
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Membership in, or solicitation on behalf of, any "secret
society" as defined in 105 ILCS 5/31.1.
Wearing of insignia or clothing indicating membership
in secret societies shall be considered prima facie evidence
of membership.
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Disruptive behavior to such an extent that the student fails
to make reasonable progress toward the next grade level or
graduation, or that the student interferes with the right of
other students to receive an education.
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Theft
or attempted theft of school property or the property of
others.
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Sexual harassment of another student or a staff member
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Inappropriate use of cell phones or other messaging or
recording devices on school property, including any illegal
eavesdropping or recording of pictures or sound.
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Writing or publishing for distribution and/or distributing
at school written material that
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Is obscene or libelous, invades the privacy of others,
will cause substantial disruption of the proper and
orderly operation and discipline of the school or school
activities, or advocates conduct otherwise inconsistent
with shared values of a civilized social order
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Is religious material that other
students could reasonably believe is school-sponsored or
endorsed
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Harassment of school district
employees on or off campus when such harassment is related
to school matters or incidents.
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Inappropriate displays of affection.
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Unauthorized use of computer hardware, software, internet
access, or any other violation of the District Acceptable
Use Policy 6.235.
This includes any use of school district computers
not specifically sanctioned by the school personnel.
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Trespassing by being on school property between the hours of
5:00 pm and 6:00am unless under the direct supervision of a
staff member is a violation of school rules.
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Inciting others to misconduct.
High
school students are accountable for the consequences of their
actions. Sometimes
students will offer the explanation that they didn't intend to
commit a serious action.
Students are advised that they should never "jokingly"
threaten another student or an adult, nor should students engage
in "play fighting".
Such actions can lead to serious situations for which the
student will be held responsible.
For purposes of these rules, possession includes having
the material on one's person, in clothing, in book bags, in
one's car, or in lockers, regardless of who actually owns the
material. Some
infractions also violate federal, state, or local laws.
Police reports are always made in cases involving
weapons, assaults, drugs, or alcohol.
Reports are also made in other cases.
When student behavior violates both a law and a school
rule, students can be punished both ways.
Certain
infractions are considered so serious that a recommendation for
expulsion will be made when the school's investigation
determines that a student was involved.
Current state law allows school boards to expel students
from school for a period that can range from a few days to two
years. Such
infractions include:
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Sale,
use, being under the influence, or possession of drugs, alcohol,
or paraphernalia as defined above.
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Possession
of any type of firearm.
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Use
of any other type of weapon, even if simply displayed as a
threat.
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Assault
on a staff member.
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Physical
threat to the person or property of a staff member.
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Disruptive
behavior resulting in multiple suspensions.
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Use
or possession of any pellet, BB, toy, or
look-alike gun in a manner that is likely to be construed
as being an actual
firearm.
This list
is not exhaustive. A
single serious event of disruption or repeated acts of
insubordination or disruption may also result in a
recommendation for expulsion.
Because of the serious consequences stated
above, students should never pick up or carry items they find,
hold items for a friend, or consume food or beverages from a
friend unless they are absolutely sure they know what the item
is.
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