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Board adopts updated student code of conduct, expands ISS and tightens device and vaping rules
Summary
Trustees approved changes to the student code of conduct that expand in‑school suspension options, adjust consequences for e‑cigarette offenses, and implement a prohibition on personal communication devices during the school day with specific exceptions; the motion passed 6–0.
Mr. Schroeder reviewed revisions to the student code of conduct required by recent state law changes and explained that the updates strengthen teacher authority to remove disruptive students, remove the prior limit on the number of days a student may be assigned to in-school suspension (ISS), and adjust consequences for e-cigarette offenses.
He summarized the device policy changes: personal communication devices (cell phones, tablets, smartwatches) are prohibited on school property during the school day, with requests for device use authorized if necessary to implement a documented IEP or 504 plan. Mr. Schroeder explained disciplinary steps for device or vaping violations (confiscation, parent pick-up on repeat offenses) and stressed that the student code of conduct "trumps" the handbook for disciplinary procedures.
After trustee questions about where the policy applies and how campuses will implement alternatives to DAEP/ISS, administration said campuses plan to use longer ISS options, lunch detention and after-school programs as part of a graduated response. The board approved the student code of conduct as presented, 6–0.
