Student Behavior Guidelines
By Kerri Thorne
June 28, 2008
The rules at York High School have been made for the benefit of the whole school and not for individuals. The right to remain in a class or in school shall be based on individual conduct throughout the school day and at school sponsored activities
The following information is designed to assist students in knowing and understanding the rules and regulations for student behavior at York High School. Our basic philosophy is to treat students as young adults and to expect that they behave accordingly.
Acceptable behavior is expected of all students while in school and at school sponsored activities. Each student is expected to establish for himself/herself a reasonable code of behavior which reflects good taste, decency, and a sensitivity to the rights and property of others.
The following types of student conduct shall constitute grounds or short-term suspension, long-term suspension, and expulsion or mandatory reassignment, when such activity occurs on school grounds or during an educational function or event off school grounds. A suspended student may not be on school grounds or attend school activities for the duration of the suspension unless specific permission is obtained from a school administrator.
All disciplinary action may be modified or terminated by the administration at any time.
1. Willfully disobeying and reasonable written or oral request of a school staff member, or the voicing of disrespect to those in authority.
2. Use of violence, force, coercion, threat, intimidation, or similar conduct in a manner that constitutes a substantial interference with school purposes.
3. Sexual assault or attempting to sexually assault any person regardless of the time or location of the offense if a complaint alleges such conduct is filed in a court of competent jurisdiction.
4. Willfully causing or attempting to cause substantial damage to property, stealing or attempting to steal property of substantial value, or repeated damage or theft involving property.
5. Causing or attempting to cause personal injury to a school employee, to a school volunteer, or to any student.
6. Threatening or intimidating any student for the purpose of, or with the intent of, obtaining money or anything of value from such student.
7. Knowingly possessing, handling, or transmitting any object or material that is ordinarily or generally considered a weapon.
8. Engaging in the unlawful possession, selling, dispensing or use of a controlled substance, drug, alcoholic liquor, look alikes, tobacco, and/or behavior-affecting substance and/or the possession of drug paraphernalia.
9. Truancy or failure to attend assigned classes or assigned activities.
10. Tardies to school, assigned classes or assigned activities.
11. The use of language, written or oral, or conduct, including gestures, which is profane or abusive to students or staff members. Profane or abusive language or conduct includes, but is not limited to, that which is commonly understood and intended to be derogatory toward a group or individual based upon race, gender, nation origin, or religion.
12. Public indecency as defined in Nebraska statutes, except that this subdivision shall apply only to students at least twelve years of age but less than nineteen years of age.
13. Repeated violation of any of the rules adopted by the school district or the school.
14. Engaging in any unlawful activity as determined by the United States or the State of Nebraska.
15. Dressing in a manner wherein such dress is dangerous to the student’s health and safety or the health and safety of others or is distractive or indecent to the extent that it interferes with the learning and the educational process.
16. Failure to serve required detentions, closed noon hour or Saturday school.
17. Willfully violating the behavioral expectations for those students riding York Public School buses.
18. Making terroristic threats or statements toward the students or staff of the York Public Schools.
19. Any other activity that interferes with the ability of the school to provide an education to students or with the ability of other students to receive an education.
