Student Handbook - Texarkana Independent School District

Discipline Management
Campus and District rules and procedures have been established to ensure student safety and to promote student
learning. In general, discipline is designed to correct misconduct and to encourage all students to adhere to their
responsibilities as citizens of the school community. The Student Code of Conduct provides information to
parents regarding expectations for behavior, consequences of misconduct, and procedures for administering
discipline.
Teachers and principals may impose campus or classroom rules in addition to those found in the Student Code of
Conduct. These rules may be posted in classrooms or given to the student and may or may not also constitute
violations of the Student Code of Conduct. Parents will not necessarily be informed of classroom infractions, but
they will be informed of any Code of Conduct violation.
The Student Code of Conduct contains standards for student conduct, general misconduct violations, and
procedures for removal from the regular educational setting. TISD alternatives to the regular educational setting
include In-School Suspension (I.S.S), Disciplinary Alternative Education Program (DAEP), suspension, and expulsion.
Student Management Plan: The following Student Management Plan will be used by OPTIONS for students in
all grade levels who violate classroom, campus, or district rules of behavior.
• First Offense: Conference with student and instructor; phone call to parent by instructor
• Second Offense: Conference with student, instructor, and OPTIONS principal; phone call to
parent by instructor; written documentation mailed home by principal
• Third Offense: Placement in ISS for five days (8:30 a.m. – 3:15 p.m.)
• Fourth Offense: Placement in ISS for ten days (8:30 a.m. – 3:15 p.m.)
• Fifth Offense: Placement in DAEP for 20 days
• Sixth Offense: Placement in DAEP for 45 days
Students who are assigned to DAEP from OPTIONS will not be allowed to return to OPTIONS until completing a
semester without discipline referrals at Texas High School. OPTIONS students who have severe conduct
violations, attendance violations, or appearances before the truancy court will not be eligible to return to
OPTIONS the following school year.
Severe Clause: It is the policy of OPTIONS to avoid unwarranted termination; however, it is necessary to
enforce program rules and regulations. The following major discipline violations are grounds for immediate
removal/expulsion from OPTIONS:
• Fighting
• Academic dishonesty
• Being disrespectful to staff members and/or other students
• Falsifying the sign-in sheet
• Possession or use of drugs or alcohol
• Damage to school property
• Any behavior that harms the reputation of OPTIONS
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