BP 5144 — DISCIPLINE

Students BP 5144 (a)

DISCIPLINE

The Board of Education is committed to providing a safe, supportive, and positive school
environment which is conducive to student learning and achievement and desires to
prepare students for responsible citizenship by fostering self-discipline and personal
responsibility. The Board believes that high expectations for student behavior, use of
effective school and classroom management strategies, provision of appropriate
intervention and support, and parent/guardian involvement can minimize the need for
disciplinary measures that exclude students from instruction as a means for correcting
student misbehavior.

(cf. 5113.1 - Chronic Absence and Truancy)
(cf. 5131 - Conduct)
(cf. 5131.1 - Bus Conduct)
(cf. 5131.2 - Bullying)
(cf. 5137 - Positive School Climate)
(cf. 5145.9 - Hate-Motivated Behavior)
(cf. 6020 - Parent Involvement)

The Superintendent or designee shall develop effective, age-appropriate strategies for
maintaining a positive school climate and correcting student misbehavior at District
schools. The strategies shall focus on providing students with needed supports;
communicating clear, appropriate, and consistent expectations and consequences for
student conduct; and ensuring equity and continuous improvement in the implementation
of District discipline policies and practices.

(cf. 6164.2 - Guidance/Counseling Services)

Disciplinary measures that may result in loss of instructional time or cause students to be
disengaged from school, such as detention, suspension, and expulsion, shall be imposed
only when required or permitted by law or when other means of correction have been
documented to have failed. (Education Code 48900.5)

(cf. 5020 - Parent Rights and Responsibilities)
(cf. 5144.1 - Suspension and Expulsion/Due Process)
(cf. 5144.2 - Suspension and Expulsion/Due Process (Students with Disabilities))
(cf. 6159.4 - Behavioral Interventions for Special Education Students)
(cf. 6164.5 - Student Success Teams)

School personnel and volunteers shall not allow any disciplinary action taken against a
student to result in the denial or delay of a school meal. (Education Code 49557.5)

(cf. 3550 - Food Service/Child Nutrition Program)
(cf. 3551 - Food Service Operations/Cafeteria Fund)
(cf. 3553 - Free and Reduced Price Meals)
 BP 5144(b)

DISCIPLINE (cont.)

Seclusion and behavioral restraint are prohibited as a means of discipline and shall not
be used to correct student behavior except as permitted pursuant to Education Code
49005.4 and in accordance with District regulations. (Education Code 49005.2)

The administrative staff at each school may develop disciplinary rules to meet the
school's particular needs consistent with law, Board policy, and District regulations.

The Board may review, the approved school discipline rules for consistency with Board
policy and state law. (Education Code 35291.5)

(cf. 0450 - Comprehensive Safety Plan)
(cf. 9320 - Meetings and Notices)

At all times, the safety of students and staff and the maintenance of an orderly school
environment shall be priorities in determining appropriate discipline. When misconduct
occurs, staff shall attempt to identify the causes of the student’s behavior and implement
appropriate discipline. When choosing between different disciplinary strategies, staff shall
consider the effect of each option on the student’s health, well- being, and opportunity to
learn.

Persistently disruptive students may be assigned to alternative programs or removed from
school in accordance with law, Board policy, and administrative regulation.

(cf. 0450 - Comprehensive Safety Plan)
(cf. 3515 - Campus Security)
(cf. 3515.4 - Recovery for Property Loss or Damage)
(cf. 4158/4258/4358 - Employee Security)
(cf. 5136 - Gangs)
(cf. 5144.1 - Suspension and Expulsion/Due Process)
(cf. 5144.2 - Suspension and Expulsion/Due Process (Students with Disabilities))
(cf. 6159.4 - Behavioral Interventions for Special Education Students)
(cf. 6164.5 - Student Success Teams)
(cf. 6182 - Opportunity School/Class/Program)
(cf. 6184 - Continuation Education)
(cf. 6185 - Community Day School)

Staff shall enforce disciplinary rules fairly, consistently, and in accordance with the
District’s nondiscrimination policies.

(cf. 0410 - Nondiscrimination in District Programs and Activities)
(cf. 5145.3 - Nondiscrimination/Harassment)
(cf. 5145.7 - Sexual Harassment)
 BP 5144(c)

DISCIPLINE (cont.)

The Superintendent or designee shall provide professional development as necessary to
assist staff in developing the skills needed to, effectively and equitably implement the
disciplinary strategies adopted for District schools, including, but not limited to,
knowledge of school and classroom management skills and their consistent application,
effective accountability and positive intervention techniques, and the tools to form strong,
cooperative relationships with parents/guardians.

(cf. 4131 - Staff Development)
(cf. 4132 - Staff Development)
(cf. 4133 - Staff Development)

District goals for improving school climate, based on suspension and expulsion rates,
surveys of students, staff, and parents/guardians regarding their sense of school safety,
and other local measures, shall be included in the District's local control and accountability
plan, as required by law.

(cf. 0460 - Local Control and Accountability Plan)
(cf. 3100 - Budget)

At the beginning of every school year, the Superintendent or designee shall report to the
Board regarding disciplinary strategies used in District schools in the immediately
preceding school year and their effect on student learning.

Corporal Punishment

Corporal punishment shall not be used as a disciplinary measure against any student.
Corporal punishment includes the willful infliction of, or willfully causing the infliction of,
physical pain on a student. (Education Code 49001)

However, corporal punishment does not include any pain or discomfort suffered by a
student as a result of his/her voluntary participation in an athletic or other recreational
competition or activity. In addition, an employee's use of force that is reasonable and
necessary to protect himself/herself, students, staff, or other persons, to prevent damage
to property, or to obtain possession of weapons or other dangerous objects within the
control of the student is not corporal punishment. (Education Code 49001)

(cf. 4158/4258/4358 - Employee Security)
(cf. 5131.7 - Weapons and Dangerous Instruments)
(cf. 6145.2 - Athletic Competition)
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DISCIPLINE (cont.)

Behavior Code for Senior Activities

It is the intent of the Board that students be aware of District policy regarding behavior by
any member (or guest) of the senior class. Restitution for damages caused by any type
of vandalism will be required.

During the second semester of a school year any senior student who is suspended in the
commission of any act enumerated in the District Behavior Code, Education Code
sections 233, 48900 (a)-(r), 48900, 48900.2, 48900.3, 48900.4, 48900.7, 48915(a) and/or
48915(c) while going to or coming from school, while at a school, or a school-sponsored
activity, or during the lunch period, shall be subject to the following consequences:

1. Exclusion from the activity and turned over to the appropriate authority; AND
2. Exclusion from future activities.

a. First suspension: Exclusion from future activities, with the exception of the
graduation ceremony, for the remainder of the school year. These activities
include but are not limited to:

(1) junior/senior prom;
(2) senior field trip;
(3) senior week;
(4) baccalaureate; and
(5) grad night.

b. Second suspension: Exclusion from the graduation ceremony.

Any violation of an act enumerated in the District Behavior Code, Education Code
sections 233, 48900 (a)-(r), 48900, 48900.2, 48900.3, 48900.4, 48900.7, 48915(a) that
results in suspension during senior week will result in the removal of the student from the
graduation ceremony and the remaining senior activities. An attempt shall be made by
the principal or designee to notify the parent(s)/guardian(s) of such violations
immediately. Appropriate disciplinary action shall be taken on the school day immediately
following the activity if the incident occurred during non-school hours.

Any senior student's guest who commits or participates in the commission of an act
enumerated in the District Behavior Code, Education Code sections 233, 48900 (a)-(r),
48900(t), 48900.2, 48900.3, 48900.4, 48900.7, 48915(a) and/or 48915(c) while
attending a school activity will be removed from the activity and turned over to
parents/guardians and/or the police.
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DISCIPLINE (cont.)

All senior students and their parent(s)/guardian(s) shall be required to sign the
"Notification of Behavior Regulations for Senior Activities.” In the event the student and
the parent(s)/guardian(s) of the student refuse to sign the "Notification of Behavior
Regulations for Senior Activities" form within ten school days of the beginning of the
second semester, the student will be excluded from all senior activities until such time as
the document is signed.

Discipline at Other Grade Levels

A student at any grade level who commits or participates in the commission of an act
enumerated in the District Behavior Code, Education Code sections 233, 48900 (a)-(r),
48900 (t), 48900.2, 48900.3, 48900.4, 48900.7, 48915(a) and/or 48915(c) may, in
addition to the penalties enumerated in Education Code, be excluded from school
activities if the principal or designee determines that:

1. This action is the most effective way to bring about improved behavior;
2. Other means of correction are not feasible and have repeatedly failed to bring
about improved behavior; and
3. The student’s participation in the activity presents a danger to himself/herself or
others.

Notice to Parents/Guardians and Students

The principal of each school shall ensure that students and parents/guardians are notified
in writing of all Board policies, administrative regulations and individual school rules
related to discipline at the beginning of each school year. Transfer students and their
parents/guardians shall be so advised upon enrollment.

The notice shall state that these rules and regulations are available on request at the
principal's office in all District schools.
(cf. 5145.6 - Notifications Required by Law)

Legal Reference:
EDUCATION CODE
32280-32288 School safety plans
35146 Closed sessions
35291 Rules
35291.5-35291.7 School-adopted discipline rules
37223 Weekend classes
44807.5 Restriction from recess
48900-48926 Suspension and expulsion
48980-48985 Notification of parent/guardian
49330-49335 Injurious objects
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DISCIPLINE (cont.)
49550-49562 Meals for needy students
52060-52077 Local control and accountability plan
CIVIL CODE
1714.1 Parental liability for child's misconduct
CODE OF REGULATIONS, TITLE 5
307 Participation in school activities until departure of bus
353 Detention after school
UNITED STATES CODE, TITLE 42
1751-1769j School Lunch Program
1773 School Breakfast Program

Management Resources:
CALIFORNIA SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION PUBLICATIONS
Providing a Safe, Nondiscriminatory School Environment for Transgender and Gender-Nonconforming
Students, Policy Brief, February 2014
Safe Schools: Strategies for Governing Boards to Ensure Student Success, 2011
Maximizing Opportunities for Physical Activity during the School Day, Fact Sheet, 2009
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PROGRAM ADVISORIES
Classroom Management: A California Resource Guide for Teachers and Administrators of Elementary
and Secondary Schools, 2000
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION POLICIES
01-02 School Safety, Discipline, and Attendance, March 2001
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS PUBLICATIONS
Dear Colleague Letter on the Nondiscriminatory Administration of School Discipline, January 2014
WEBSITES
California School Boards Association: www.csba.org
California Department of Education: www.cde.ca.gov
Public Counsel: www.fixschooldiscipline.org
U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights: www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr

Chino Valley Unified School District
Policy adopted: January 23, 1997
Revised: February 3, 2000
Revised: September 20, 2001
Revised: September 4, 2003
Revised: February 19, 2009
Revised: March 21, 2013
Revised: July 18, 2019
Revised: July 18, 2024