Student Handbook 2019-2020

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Board of Education

Kathleen S. Causey

Chair

Julie C. Henn

Vice Chair

Dr. Erin R. Hager Moalie S. Jose Russell T. Kuehn Lisa A. Mack Rodney R. McMillion John H. Offerman, Jr. Cheryl E. Pasteur Lily P. Rowe Makeda Scott

Joshua Muhumuza

Student Member

Darryl L. Williams, Ed.D.

Secretary-Treasurer and Superintendent

Legal Consultants Margaret-Ann F. Howie, Esq.

J. Stephen Cowles, Esq. Valerie A. Thompson, Esq.*

Patricia Clark

Handbook Committee Chair Dr. Kevin D. Roberts*

The following individuals are acknowledged for their work in producing this student handbook for the

students, parents, faculty, and staff of Baltimore County Public Schools:

Handbook Revision Participants Frank Abbott, Student Conduct Hearing Officer

Tom Bowser, Principal, Sussex ES* Dr. Sharone Brinkley-Parker, Director of School Climate*

Stacy Bryan, Supervisor, Innovative Learning Thomas DeHart, Executive Director of CASE* Frank Dunlap, III, Principal, Lansdowne MS* Kim Ferguson, Director of Student Support Services Stephanie Finney, Counselor, Rosedale Center* Sonja Floyd, Vocal Music Teacher, Carney ES* Howard Franklin, Pupil Personnel Worker*

Ben Forstenzer, Uniserv Director* Millie Hamann, Administrative Assistant Susan Harris, Principal, Dumbarton MS Kara Hobbs, Senior Business Analyst, Student Data David Konkle, Student Conduct Hearing Officer April Lewis, Executive Director of School Safety* Dr. Candice Logan-Washington, Specialist Tammy Mills, Vocal Music Teacher, Perry Hall MS*

James Mitcherling, Safety Manager Paul Muller, Student Conduct Hearing Officer* Patricia Mustipher, Coordinator Social Work Services*

Deborah Nelson, School Psychologist* Dr. Amalio C. Nieves, Executive Director of SES*

Dr. Joan Parr, School Psychologist* Kenneth Patterson, Teacher, Woodmoor ES

Craig Reed, Principal, Perry Hall HS* Seth I. Rich, Math Teacher, Milford Mill Academy Phil Robinson, Principal, Meadowood Education Ctr.* Adrienne Sesay, Student Conduct Hearing Officer Natalee Szopo, Special Education Teacher, Towson HS* Rebecca Thornton, ESOL Teacher, Woodlawn HS*

Brian Wagner, Safety Manager Jeanette Young, President of ESPBC* Dr. Michael Zarchin, Chief, Div. of School Climate/Safety*

Layout & Formatting

Dr. Kevin D. Roberts*

Cover Designs

Brian Hiles

*Denotes participation in the Student Discipline Workgroup

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A Message from the Division of School Climate & Safety The 2020-2021 Baltimore County Public Schools (BCPS) Student Handbook provides pertinent information regarding guidelines that all students are expected to adhere to, as well as the consequences if these guidelines are violated. The Student Handbook addresses expectations for all students in terms of consistent and timely attendance, respect for people and property, appropriate dress, technology usage, student publications, student activities, student records and the right to appeal, including grievance procedures. Parents/guardians and students are asked to review all of the information in the Student Handbook carefully and to discuss the guidelines, as well as the consequences for violating the guidelines. Students and parents/guardians are required to electronically sign a statement indicating that the Student Handbook has been received and that the expectations for student behavior are understood. Please bear in mind that the Student Handbook is an important document to review annually because it incorporates changes from previous versions. Substantive changes to the 2020-2021 Student Handbook include:

? Language from new BOE Policy 5552: Use of Personal Electronic Communication Devices by Students. ? Revisions to Superintendent's Rule 5550, Student Behavior Code, and Rule 5561: School Use of Reportable

Offenses. ? A new discipline matrix that outlines responsibilities and level of response based on the severity of the behavior. ? Outline of teacher-led and administrator-led consequences that provide expectations for students and parents

around what can be issued as a disciplinary response. ? Descriptors of disciplinary responses to provide clarity around terms often used in discussing disciplinary

responses. ? Summary of the types of disciplinary removals and locations where disciplinary hearings are conducted. ? A new social-emotional section that outlines BCPS' social-emotional competencies and related skills. The changes to the 2020-2021 Student Handbook were made through a collaborative effort of a comprehensive group of stakeholders, including BCPS parents/guardians, students, teachers, administrators, school psychologists, social workers, pupil personnel workers, counselors, student conduct hearing officers, executive directors, directors, coordinators, legal counsel and representatives from various professional associations/union groups.

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Table of Contents

Right Concerning Age of Majority Students ........... 7 Right of Free Speech and Expression...................... 7 Right to Appeal ....................................................... 7

Introduction ........................................................... 1 Scope of Authority .................................................2 PREVENTION .......................................... 2

Character Education................................................2

Conscious Discipline?..............................................2

Right to a Safe Learning Environment .................... 7

Code of Conduct.....................................................7 Interventions and Supports ....................................8

Interventions and Supports to Prevent Category I Offenses .................................................................. 8

Positive Behavioral Intervention and Supports (PBIS) ....................................................................... 3

Interventions and Supports to Prevent Category II Offenses .................................................................. 9

Students' Responsibilities and Rights ......................3 Responsibilities and Rights......................................3

Interventions and Supports to Prevent Category III Offenses .................................................................. 9

Student Responsibilities .........................................3 Responsibility for Attendance.................................3

Social and Emotional Learning Competencies........10 Awareness............................................................. 10

Responsibility for Nondiscrimination......................3

Relationships......................................................... 10

Responsibility of Free Speech and Expression ........ 3

Decision-Making ................................................... 10

Responsibility for Appearance - Dress Code ........... 3

Social Emotional Learning Skills............................ 11

Student Responsible Use of Technology/Internet .. 4

Responsibility for Use of Personal Electronic Communication Devices.......................................... 5

Students' Rights .....................................................5 Right to Privacy of Records ..................................... 5

Student Prevention Resource Form.......................12 LOGICAL CONSEQUENCES .................. 13

Category I Offenses............................................... 13

Category II Offenses.............................................. 13

Category III Offenses............................................. 14

Right to Patriotic and Religious Exercises ............... 6 Right to Student Governance .................................. 6 Right to Participate in Extracurricular Activities ..... 6 Right to Participate in Interscholastic Athletics ...... 6 Right to Personal Property......................................6 Notice of Right to Search ........................................ 7 Right to Non-discrimination....................................7

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Student Disciplinary Process.................................15 Responses for Violations of the Code of Conduct 16 Suspension/Expulsion of Pre-Kindergarten ? Grade 2 Students ............................................................. 16 In-School Suspension ............................................ 16 Short-term and Long-term Suspension ................ 16 Extended Suspension and Expulsion .................... 16 Minimum Educational Services ............................ 18

Alternative Schools and Other Educational Options ............................................................................... 18

Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) and 504 Plans ......................................................................19

Appeal of SCHO's Decision....................................19 Appeal Process ......................................................19

Reportable Offenses.............................................19 Disciplinary Offense Matrix ..................................20 Teacher-Led & Administrator-Led Disciplinary Responses ............................................................ 24 Description of Disciplinary Responses ................... 26 RESTORATION...................................... 28

Defining Restorative Practices ..............................28

Examples of Restorative Practices ........................28

Annual Notifications............................. 29 Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment ................29

Confidentiality ....................................................... 30

Directory Information ...........................................30

Privacy Options Other Than Directory Information ............................................................................... 31

Military Recruiters and Institutions of Higher Education ..............................................................31

Student Intellectual Property................................31

Right to Inspect and Review..................................31

Request to Amend a Student's Record .................31

Right to File a Complaint....................................... 32 Videotaping on School Property, Including School Buses..................................................................... 32 Visitor Identification System................................. 32 One-Card Identification System............................ 32 Meal Charging/Alternate Meals/Collection Procedures............................................................ 32 School Health Services.......................................... 32 Policies ................................................ 33 Visitors .................................................................. 33 Denial of Access .................................................... 33 Bullying, Cyberbullying, Harassment, or Intimidation .......................................................... 33 Gangs, Gang Activity, and Similar Destructive or Illegal Group Behavior........................................... 34 Student Use and Possession of Tobacco Products .............................................................................. 34 Medication: Prescription and Non-Prescription .. 34 Alcoholic Beverages and Drugs............................. 35 Voluntary Admission of Drug Use......................... 35 Encouraged Counseling and Education ................ 35 Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect ...................... 35 Student Handbook Acknowledgement Page..........36

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