SECTION A:

A student shall not make oral or written communication, create a document, or make a symbolic gesture or contact of a threatening, undermining, or provoking nature to or about a school employee or in the presence of a school employee. This includes, but is not limited to, disrespectful conduct, insult, use of profanity, ethnic, racial, sexual, disability, or religious slur, or harassment and includes the development of a “hit list,” “people to kill,” “people to shoot,” or a statement about bringing a weapon to school and injuring people.

The prohibited behaviors below include, but are not limited to, the following:

SRO Notification: Rules marked with an “X” require the local school administrator to notify the SRO. If a rule is marked with “XX,” the SRO will notify the District Attorney’s office.

SECTION B:

A student shall not cause or attempt to cause physical injury or behave in such a way that could reasonably cause physical injury or make physical contact of a threatening or provoking nature to a school employee.

The prohibited behaviors include, but are not limited to, the following:

Rules 4BA-4BZ also apply off school grounds when the misconduct by the alleged perpetrator is because of the school employee’s performance of their official duties.

Intentional Physical Contact with a Teacher, Bus Driver, or Other School Employee

Any student who intentionally makes physical contact of a threatening or provoking nature with a teacher, bus driver, school official, or other school employee shall be suspended and brought to a disciplinary tribunal.

The minimum penalty for a student found in violation of Rule 4BC shall be suspension from public school until the end of the school year. Any tribunal finding a student in violation of Rule 4BC may impose a more severe penalty in its discretion. This minimum penalty shall not be applied in conflict with federal law.

Any student found in violation of Rule 4BI shall be expelled from the public school system for the remainder of their eligibility to attend public school. The following exceptions apply: (1) The Board of Education, in its discretion may allow a student found in violation of Rule 4BI to attend the alternative school, (2) The Board of Education, in its discretion and upon the recommendation of the disciplinary tribunal, may allow a student in grades 6-8 to return to the public school system for grades 9-12, (3) The Board of Education, in its discretion, may allow a student in grades K-5 to return to the public school system, (4) Permanent expulsion will not be imposed where this penalty would infringe any right created under federal law, and (5) Permanent expulsion will not be imposed where the student acts in defense as provided in O.C.G.A. § 16-3-21. See O.C.G.A. § 20-2-751.6; § 20-2-751.4.