Category A
Behaviors that impede academic progress (BAP)
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These behaviors impede the academic progress of students and can include but are not limited to the following:
Elementary schools:
- Talking and excessive noise in the classroom
- Off-task
- Out of seat
- Possessing items that distract learning in the classroom
- Excessive noise in the hallway
- Interrupting other classes
- Cheating
- Unexcused tardiness to class or to school
Middle and high schools:
- Interfering with learning in the classroom
- Interfering with learning outside the classroom
- Academic dishonesty
- Chronic failure to be prepared for class
- Unexcused tardiness to class or to school
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Level 1:
- Classroom supports and interventions that promote positive behavior change
Level 2:
- Corrective interventions aimed at positive behavior changes supported by the SST (Student Support Team)
Level 3:
- Alternatives to suspension and in-school suspension
- Suspension between one and three days
- Suspension between four and five days
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Tier I
Tier II
Tier III
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Category B
Behaviors related to school operations (BSO)
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These behaviors interfere with the daily operations of the schools and can include, but are not limited to the following:
Elementary, middle, and high schools:
- Altering an official document
- Bringing/allowing unauthorized persons on to school grounds
- Dishonesty/giving false information to staff
- Failure to report to assigned classes or disciplinary setting while on school grounds
- Gambling
- Horseplay
- Inappropriate student dress
- Misuse of communication devices
- Unauthorized use of school electronic equipment
- Inappropriate use of technology/internet policy
- Vandalism, graffiti, or damage to school or personal property
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Level 1:
- Classroom supports and interventions that promote positive behavior changes
Level 2:
- Corrective interventions aimed at positive behavior changes supported by the SST
Level 3:
- Alternatives to suspension and in-school suspension
- Suspension between four and five days
- Suspension between six and 10 days
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Tier I
Tier II
Tier III
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Category C
Relationship Behaviors (RB)
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These behaviors create a negative relationship between two or more people that does not result in physical harm and include, but are not limited to, the following:
Elementary, middle and high schools:
- Bullying/cyberbullying
- Failure to respond to requests by staff
- Inappropriate physical contact that is sexual in nature
- Posting, distributing, displaying, or sharing material or literature, including electronically
- Saying or writing either directly or electronically sexually suggestive comments, propositions, or other remarks
- Sexual misconduct (other than Title IX Sexual Harassment)
- Speaking to another in an uncivil, discourteous manner
- Teasing, taunting, engaging in a verbal confrontation, verbally inciting a fight
- Using profane or vulgar language or gestures (swearing, cursing, hate speech, gang signs, or gestures)
- Using slurs based upon the actual or perceived race, ethnicity, color, national origin, citizenship/immigration status, weight, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, disability, or any other basis prohibited by law.
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Level 1:
- Classroom supports and interventions that promote positive behavior change
Level 2:
- Corrective interventions aimed at positive behavior changes supported by the SST
Level 3:
- Alternatives to suspension and in-school suspension
- Suspension between four and five days
- Suspension between six and 10 days
- Suspension for more than 10 consecutive days, but less than 365 consecutive days (hearing required
- Recommendation for expulsion with hearing required
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Tier II
Tier III
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