As stated in the Board of Trustees Results Policies 1, 6, and 7: All students will progress academically and intellectually, and will graduate prepared for personal success and inspired to contribute to society. In order to achieve this mission, all students will demonstrate the aptitude, attitude, and skills to lead responsible, fulfilling, and respectful lives; and all students will understand the components of a healthy lifestyle. To ensure that students learn in an environment that is safe and free from disruption, each student is expected to:

• Demonstrate courtesy and respect for others.
• Behave in a responsible manner.
• Attend all classes regularly and on time.
• Prepare for each class; take appropriate materials and assignments to class.
• Be well-groomed and dress appropriately according to district or campus dress code.
• Respect the rights and privileges of other students and of teachers and other District staff.
• Respect the property of others, including District property and facilities.
• Cooperate with or assist the school staff in maintaining safety, order and discipline, and,
• Avoid violations of the Student Code of Conduct.

A student whose behavior shows disrespect for others, including interference with their access to a public education and/or a safe environment, will be subject to disciplinary action. The District or individual schools may impose campus or classroom rules in addition to those found in the Student Code of Conduct. These rules may be listed in the campus student handbooks or posted in classrooms and may or may not constitute violations of the Student Code of Conduct.

In general, discipline will be designed to correct the misconduct and to encourage all students to adhere to their responsibilities as citizens of the school community. Disciplinary action and the length of the assignment will draw on the professional judgment of teachers and administrators and on a range of discipline management techniques. Disciplinary action will be related to, but not limited to, the seriousness of the offense, the student's age and grade level, the frequency of misbehavior, the student's attitude, whether the student was acting in self-defense, the effect of the misconduct on the school environment, intent or lack of intent at the time the student engaged in the conduct, and requirements of law (e.g., IDEA, 504). Because of these factors, discipline for a particular offense (unless otherwise specified by law) may bring into consideration varying techniques and responses.

These techniques may be used alone or in combination for Student Code of Conduct and non-Student Code of Conduct violations, such as campus or classroom rules:

• Verbal correction.
• Cooling-off time or "time-out".
• Seating changes in the classroom.
• Counseling by teachers, counselors, or administrative personnel.
• Parent-teacher conferences.
• Confiscation of items that disrupt the educational process.
• Behavioral contracts.
• Sending the student to the office or other assigned area, or to in- school suspension.
• Assignment to another classroom.
• Detention.
• Assigned school duties other than class tasks.
• Withdrawing or restricting bus privileges.
• Withdrawal of privileges, such as participation in extracurricular activities and eligibility for seeking and holding honorary offices.
• Techniques or penalties identified in individual student organizations' codes of conduct.
• School-assessed and school-administered probation.
• Referral to outside agency and/or legal authority for criminal prosecution in addition to disciplinary measures imposed by the District, and/or,
• Other strategies and consequences as specified by the Student Code of Conduct or deemed appropriate by the campus administrators, such as suspension, removal, or expulsion.

Note: Corporal punishment is not permitted in AISD.

When disciplinary consequences require a conference or hearing, the school district will make a good-faith effort to inform the student and the student's parent or guardian of the time and place of the conference or hearing. The district may hold the conference or hearing regardless of whether the student, the student's parent or guardian, or another adult representing the student attends.

Discipline Authority

School rules and the authority of the District to administer discipline apply whenever the interest of the school is involved on or off school grounds in conjunction with or independent of classes and school-sponsored activities. The District has disciplinary authority over a student:

• During the regular school day, when the student is within 300 feet of the school's real property boundary line, and while the student is going to and from school on District transportation.
• During lunch periods in which a student is allowed to leave campus.
• While the student is in attendance at any school-related activity, including summer school, regardless of time or location.
• For any school-related misconduct, regardless of time or location.
• When criminal mischief is committed on or off school property or at a school-related event.
• When retaliation against a school employee or volunteer occurs or is threatened, regardless of time or location.
• When the student commits a felony offense in the community, as provided by Texas Education Code 37.006 or 37.0081.
• Pursuant to any code of conduct adopted at the campus level relating to participation in a student club, organization, or extracurricular activity.
• For certain mandatory DAEP and discretionary expulsion offenses, within 300 feet of school property as measured from any point on the school's real property boundary line, and
• For any mandatory expulsion offense committed while on school property or while attending a school-sponsored or school-related activity of another district in Texas.
• When the student is required to register as a sex offender.

Note: In addition to disciplinary consequences, misdemeanor and felony offenses committed on campus will be reported to and handled by the appropriate law enforcement agency.