ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Student Code of Conduct Acknowledgment
Dear Student and Parent:
As required by state law, the board of trustees has
officially adopted the Student Code of Conduct in order to promote a safe and
orderly learning environment for every student.
We urge you to read this publication thoroughly and to
discuss it with your family. If you have
any questions about the required conduct and consequences for misconduct, we
encourage you to ask for an explanation from the student’s teacher or campus
administrator.
The student and parent should each sign this page in the
space provided below, and then return the page to the student’s school.
Thank you.
James Palmer
Superintendent
We acknowledge that we have received a copy of the Burton I.S.D. Student Code of Conduct for the
2006–2007 school year and understand that students will be held accountable for
their behavior and will be subject to the disciplinary consequences outlined in
the Code.
Print name of student: __________________________________________________
Signature of student:
___________________________________________________
Print name of parent:
___________________________________________________
Signature of parent:
____________________________________________________
Date: _________________________________
School:
______________________________________________________________
Grade level: ___________________________
Please sign this page, remove it, and return it to the
student’s school. Thank you.
The Student Code of Conduct is the district’s response to
the requirements of Chapter 37 of the Texas Education Code.
The Code provides methods and options for managing students
in the classroom and on school grounds, disciplining students, and preventing
and intervening in student discipline problems.
The law requires the district to define misconduct that
may—or must—result in a range of specific disciplinary consequences including
removal from a regular classroom or campus, suspension, placement in a
disciplinary alternative education program (DAEP), or expulsion from school.
This Student Code of Conduct has been adopted by the Burton
I.S.D. Board of Trustees and developed with the advice of the district-level
committee. This Code provides
information to parents and students regarding standards of conduct,
consequences of misconduct, and procedures for administering discipline.
In accordance with state law, the Code will be posted at
each school campus or will be available for review at the office of the campus
principal. Parents will be notified of
any conduct violation that may result in a student being suspended, placed in a
DAEP, or expelled.
Because the Student Code of Conduct is adopted by the
district’s board of trustees it has the force of policy; therefore, in case of
conflict between the Code and the student handbook, the Code will prevail.
Please Note: The discipline of students with disabilities
who are eligible for services under federal law (Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973) is subject to
the provisions of those laws.
School District Authority and Jurisdiction
School rules and the authority of the district to administer
discipline apply whenever the interest of the district is involved, on or off
school grounds, in conjunction with or independent of classes and
school-sponsored activities.
The district has disciplinary authority over a student: