BOARD POLICY 456.1

456.1      -     Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse (AODA) Sanctions

The School District has a responsibility for providing a safe, nurturing environment for all students while also providing appropriate supports and consequences for students experimenting with or using alcohol or drugs. This policy applies to students participating in any curricular or school-sponsored co-curricular activity on or off school district property. For the purpose of this policy, drugs include over-the-counter medicine, prescription drugs, and illegal drugs. The illicit use of drugs includes the consumption or distribution of over-the-counter or prescription medicines for reasons other than their intended use.

First Offender Use/Possession of Alcohol

Jurisdiction: Building-level administration

Possible sanctions: 

-          Referral to student’s school guidance counselor

-          Suspension from school

-          Reinstatement conference with parents, student, school administration, guidance counselor

-          Referral to police authorities

Repeated Use/Distribution of Alcohol to Others

Jurisdiction: Building-level administration

Possible sanctions:

-          Suspension from school

-          Outside AODA counseling (parent’s financial responsibility)

-          Participation in a community-based AODA course (parent’s financial responsibility)

-          Continued oversight and monitoring of academic progress

-          Community service

-          Reinstatement conference with parents, student, school administration, guidance counselor

-          Referral to police authorities

Failure to comply/lack of progress: Refer for administrative hearing with District Administrator

First Offender Illicit Use of Drugs/Possession of Illegal Drugs

Jurisdiction: Building-level administration

Possible sanctions:

-          Suspension from school

-          Outside AODA counseling (parent’s financial responsibility)

-          Participation in a community-based AODA course (parent’s financial responsibility).

-          Ongoing AODA drug screening (parent’s financial responsibility)

-          Continued oversight and monitoring of academic progress

-          Community service

-          Notification of District Administrator

-          Reinstatement conference with parents, student, school administration, guidance counselor

-          Referral to police authorities

Failure to comply/severity of situation: Refer for administrative hearing with District Administrator.

Repeated Illicit Use of Drugs/Possession of Illegal Drugs/ Distribution of Drugs

Jurisdiction: Administrative hearing with District Administrator

Possible sanctions:

-          Suspension from school

-          Outside AODA counseling (parent’s financial responsibility)

-          Ongoing AODA drug screening (parent’s financial responsibility)

-          Participation in a community-based AODA course (parent’s financial responsibility)

-          Continued oversight and monitoring of academic progress

-          Community service

-          Neutral site educational services

-          Reinstatement conference with parents, student, District Administrator, school administration

-          Expulsion

-          Referral to police authorities

                     Approved:      July 25, 2005