H . Exclusion and Expulsion
1 . Exclusion is an action taken by the School Board to prevent enrollment or reenrollment of a student for a period that shall not extend beyond a school year .
2 . Expulsion is an action taken by the School Board to prohibit an enrolled student from further attendance for a period of time that shall not extend beyond one calendar year from the date the child is suspended for the expellable offense .
3 . Exclusion and expulsion shall be utilized in accordance with the Pupil Fair Dismissal Act and Anoka-Hennepin School District policy .
VI . SUMMER SCHOOL A . Summer school is not a state or federally mandated program , and students are not required to attend . Anoka-Hennepin Independent School District No . 11 has rules and regulations regarding the granting of credit for courses taken during the summer school ; essentially these regulations state that participants must make up every day of absence from summer school in order to complete the necessary minimum number of hours for course credit . Excessive absence could result in a student being dismissed from a summer school credit course .
B . Parents and students should be aware that summer school also differs from the regular school year in that alternative programs are not provided for students who exhibit attendance and / or behavior problems . Students will be dropped from summer school for violations of the student code of conduct .
C . Anoka-Hennepin School District No . 11 recognizes its obligations to provide students the elements of due process . Due process is the implementation of procedures which when adhered to guarantees the protection of equal rights . Before a student is dropped from summer school , the appropriate due process components will be followed .
D . The Anoka-Hennepin School District ’ s discipline policy applies to summer school .
VII . COMMUNICATION / DISTRIBUTION OF POLICY
A . Publication : This policy shall be published and distributed annually for all students utilizing one or more of the following methods : publication in a student handbook ; publication in a principal ’ s newsletter to parents with the request that the parent discuss the policy with the student ; publication in pamphlet form to be distributed ; and / or publication in a districtwide mailing to parents .
B . Building-level Supplement : The building principal may supplement this policy with rules and regulations for a particular building . However , no such rule or regulation shall be inconsistent with School Board policy .
C . Dissemination to Students : This policy and supplemental building rules and regulations shall be reviewed with students in classrooms at the beginning of each school year .
D . Annual Review : The principal and representative staff and students in each school building shall confer at least annually to review the discipline policy and to assess whether the policy is appropriate and has been enforced . Any recommended changes shall be forwarded to the Superintendent for review .
Policy in Practice : Physical Aggression / Fighting
Physical aggression / fighting is addressed in section III , B , # 6 of the Anoka-Hennepin School District discipline policy . Disputes between students need to be handled by reporting the dispute to a school staff member and by following the mediation and conflict resolution processes , which are available at your school . Anoka- Hennepin District 11 is committed to creating a positive climate in all of our schools , where all students feel comfortable , safe and ready to learn , thus physical aggression / fighting has no place in our schools . Physical aggression / fighting is extremely disruptive to the school setting , therefore Anoka- Hennepin ’ s consequences for such behavior are very harsh .
The following consequences will be applied if it has been determined that a student has been physically aggressive toward another student or if a student has to be restrained in order to prevent harm to another student . Physical aggression will be defined as : any physically violent contact with another student or group of students regardless of who initiated it , in which a student intentionally inflicts or attempts to inflict bodily harm on another person . The consequences may apply regardless of whether the offense took place in school , on district property , in a district vehicle , or at a school / district activity . The consequences may also apply for offenses which take place at other locations , but directly affect school programs or activities .
Procedures concerning Promoting / Instigating / Aiding physical aggression
Promoting / instigating / aiding physical aggression -- contributing to an act of physical aggression verbally or through behavior or by preventing the intervention of a staff member who is attempting to stop an act of physical aggression .
An administrator will use his / her discretion to determine if there has been a violation of the promoting / instigating physical aggression policy .
An administrator , with the approval of an associate superintendent , may use his / her discretion to apply more appropriate consequences when needed to provide for the safety of all students .
All federal and state rules and regulations concerning special education students will apply to these policy procedures
First offense : a . possible suspension
b . conference with parents and student stressing appropriate conflict resolution strategies .
c . parent and student will be reminded of the consequences directed by the district ’ s Promoting / Instigating / Aiding Physical Aggression policy procedures which include expulsion
Second offense : a . suspension
b . conference with parents and student stressing appropriate conflict resolution strategies .
c . parent and student will be reminded of the consequences directed by the district ’ s Promoting / Instigating / Aiding Physical Aggression policy procedures which include expulsion