Bulling explicitly includes, but is not limited to:
A written, verbal, or electronic communications, or physical acts or gestures that are
based on any actual or perceived differentiating characteristics, such as race, ancestry,
national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, socioeconomic
status, academic status, physical appearance, or mental, physical, developmental or
sensory disability, or by association with an individual or group who is perceived to have
one or more of such characteristics.
L. Cyberbullying – any act of bullying using the internet, interactive and digital
technologies, cellular mobile telephone or other mobile electronic devices, or any
electronic communications.
II.
Scope of the Student Discipline Policy
A. Conduct on School Grounds or at a School-Sponsored Activity:
Students may be disciplined for conduct on school grounds or at any school-sponsored
activity, that endangers persons or property, is seriously disruptive of the educational
process, or that violates a publicized policy of the Board.
B. Conduct off School Grounds:
1. Students may be disciplined for conduct off school grounds if such conduct is seriously disruptive
of the educational process and violative of a publicized policy of the Board. In making a
determination as to whether such conduct is seriously disruptive of the educational process, the
Administration and the Board of Education may consider, but such consideration shall not be
limited to, the following factors: (1) whether the incident occurred within close proximity of a
school; (2) whether other students from the school were involved or whether there was any gang
involvement; (3) whether the conduct involved violence, threats of violence, or the unlawful use
of a weapon, as defined in section Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-38, and whether any injuries occurred;
and (4) whether the conduct involved the use of alcohol.
In making a determination as to whether such conduct is seriously disruptive of the educational
process, the Administration and/or the Board of Education may also consider whether such offcampus
conduct involved the use of drugs, bullying, harassment, hostile environment or
emotional/physical harm to any student.
2. When considering whether conduct off school grounds is seriously disruptive of the educational
process, the term "weapon" means any pistol or revolver, any dirk knife or switch knife having an
automatic spring release devise by which a blade is released from the handle, having a blade of
over one and one-half inches in length, and any other dangerous or deadly weapon or instrument,
including any sling shot, black jack, sand bag, metal or brass knuckles, stiletto, knife, the edged
portion of the blade of which is four inches and over in length or martial arts weapon as defined
below at section VI.B.
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