DISCIPLINE( continued)
Definitions( continued)
individual on the basis of that individual’ s association with someone in a Protected Class may be a form of Protected Class harassment.
K. In-School Suspension means an exclusion from regular classroom activity for no more than five( 5) consecutive school days, but not exclusion from school, provided such exclusion shall not extend beyond the end of the school year in which such in-school suspension was imposed. No student shall be placed on in- school suspension more than fifteen( 15) times or a total of fifty( 50) days in one( 1) school year, whichever results in fewer days of exclusion.
L. Martial Arts Weapon means a nunchaku, kama, kasari-fundo, octagon sai, tonfa or chinese star.
M. Removal is the exclusion of a student from a classroom for all or part of a single class period, provided such exclusion shall not extend beyond ninety( 90) minutes.
N. School Days shall mean days when school is in session for students.
O. School-Sponsored Activity means any activity sponsored, recognized or authorized by the Board and includes activities conducted on or off school property.
P. Seriously Disruptive of the Educational Process, as applied to off-campus conduct, means any conduct that markedly interrupts or severely impedes the day to-day operation of a school.
Q. Suspension means the exclusion of a student from school and / or transportation services only, provided such suspension shall not extend beyond the end of the school year in which such suspension is imposed; and further provided no student shall be suspended more than ten( 10) times or a total of fifty( 50) days in one school year, whichever results in fewer days of exclusion, unless such student is granted a formal hearing as provided below.
R. Weapon means any BB gun, any blackjack, any metal or brass knuckles, any police baton or nightstick, any dirk knife or switch knife, any knife having an automatic spring release device by which a blade is released from the handle, having a blade of over one and one-half inches in length, any stiletto, any knife the edged portion of the blade of which is four inches and over in length, any martial arts weapon or electronic defense weapon, or any other dangerous or deadly weapon or instrument, unless permitted by law under Section 29-38 of the Connecticut General Statutes.
S. Notwithstanding the foregoing definitions, the reassignment of a student from one regular education classroom program in the District to another regular education classroom program in the District shall not constitute a suspension or expulsion.
T. For purposes of this policy, references to“ school,”“ school grounds” and“ classroom” shall include physical educational environments, including on school transportation, as well as environments in which students are engaged in remote learning, which means instruction by means of one or more Internet-based software platforms as part of a remote learning model.
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