Group A offenses are cumulative by group, for each academic year. The words “2nd Offense and Subsequent Offenses” refer to and include all second and subsequent violations of any Group A offense. If the offense is committed by a special education student, please refer to the IEP. If the offense is committed by a Section 504 student, please refer to that section.

Group Boffenses are cumulative by group for each academic year. The words “2nd Offense and Subsequent Offenses” refer to and include all second or subsequent violations of any Group B offense. If the offense is committed by a special education student or a 504 student, please refer to paperwork before taking disciplinary action.

Students who commit Group A or B offenses may be placed in in-house detention instead of being suspended from school.

Groups C, D, & E offenses are cumulative by group. These acts of misconduct include those illegal student behaviors which most seriously disrupt the orderly educational process, in the classroom or other areas of school jurisdiction, and which may result in criminal prosecution. If the offense was committed by a special education student or a 504 student, please refer to paperwork before disciplining. Principals shall immediately inform a Resource Officer about any violation. See Student Code of Conduct handbook pages 21–31.

Bus Code of Conduct

Students who ride a MCPSS bus shall comply with the following rules and procedures or risk losing their privileges to ride the bus. Those rules and procedures are as follow:

- All rules of the Student Code of Conduct apply to conduct while waiting for, boarding, riding, or disembarking any school system vehicle.

- The Bus Driver is in charge and shall be respected and obeyed at all times.

- Use of tobacco and any other products or substances prohibited by the Student Code of Conduct are prohibited.

- Possession or use of weapons or dangerous objects is forbidden.

- Students shall not be involved in disruptive behavior. Disruptive behavior include but is not limited to:

1. Disturbing the Bus Driver.

2. Yelling on the bus.

3. Rude, discourteous or annoying behavior.

4. Entering or leaving the bus improperly.

5. Disturbing other students.

6. Fighting or scuffling.

7. Damaging/vandalizing the bus.

8. Use of profane language.

9. Placing body parts out of the window.

10. Eating, drinking, or littering while on the bus.

11. The student was involved in disruptive behavior at the bus stops.

- Students shall be required to observe the order of seating as determined by the driver.

- Students shall participate in an orderly bus emergency evacuation drill on the school campus during month of September and again in January.

The following actions will be used when students do not follow bus rules or engage in behavior or activities that threaten the safety and well-being of the students and driver.

First Offense: Student/Parent/Administrator Conference

Second Offense: Student/Parent/Administrator Conference

Third Offense: Suspension from school bus. Time suspended shall be determined by the principal.

Students shall be automatically suspended from the bus on the first offense for the following reasons:

- Fighting

- Weapons

- Damage to the bus (Parents are responsible for cost of the damage to the bus).

- Any other offense the principal may deem reasonable to fall within this category of serious misconduct (MCPSS Student Code of Conduct B, C, D, or E offenses).

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