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Board sends revised student code of conduct back for clearer definitions after member raises due‑process concerns
Summary
Board approved development of revised elementary and secondary student codes of conduct but directed staff to clarify how terms such as 'repetitive', 'serious' and 'habitual' will trigger escalations in discipline; one board member opposed moving forward without firmer definitions.
The Palm Beach County School Board voted to develop proposed revisions to the student code of conduct for elementary (policy 5.1812) and secondary (policy 5.1813) students, but directed staff to return with clearer definitions and documentation examples after extended questions from board member Mr. Ferguson.
Ferguson pressed staff for specifics about when a level‑1 offense (for example, a tardy) could be escalated to a level‑2 sanction. He asked how many incidents would constitute “repetitive” or “habitual” behavior and whether a…
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