Coventry High School - Coventry Public Schools

11. Going to student parking lot or leaving school property from school bus or school
building without permission of an administrator
12. Making fun of, ridiculing, harassing, or threatening other student(s)
13. Wandering the building or being in a restricted area.
14. Failure to sign into school.
15. Any other incidents of inappropriate behavior as seen by the administration not
specifically listed herein
16. Dress Code violations
ADP may be assigned in lieu of suspension by the administration for an infraction
warranting suspension depending upon the degree of severity. After a student has been
assigned to ADP four (4) times in a given semester, that student may be suspended
from school rather than reassigned to ADP at the discretion of the administration.
Should a student be absent from school on the day he/she is assigned to ADP, it is
expected that he/she will be present at the following ADP session.
Alternative Learning Class (ALC)
Students are assigned to the ALC program in lieu of out-of-school suspension and are
NOT permitted to attend ANY after school activities until after serving the ALC
consequence and a re-instatement meeting is held with the parent and school official.
Students MUST attend this program from 10:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
If a student walks out or is asked to leave the program area the student MUST return
with a parent or guardian to compete a FULL day. Any student dismissed from this
program MUST complete a full day. Students will have lunch within the program
area/room. Students are expected to follow the rules of the program.
Appeals
Discipline by school administration may be appealed and must be done in writing to a
higher authority.
The order of appeal shall be:
1. Principal
2. Central Office Administration
3. School Committee
In cases of appeal, a copy of the record and decision will be forwarded to the State
Commissioner of Education.
In cases of appeal, the student will be permitted to attend school during the appeal
process. However, the student will not be permitted to take part in extracurricular or
athletic activities unless Administration determines otherwise.
In appeals of suspensions as a result of violation of the Coventry Public Schools Zero
Tolerance Policy with respect to weapons, violence and drugs or alcohol, the student will
not be permitted to attend school, extracurricular or athletic activities during the appeal
process.
Bullying
Bullying is prohibited in the public schools of Coventry, RI State Law: (Rhode Island
General Law: 16-21-26)
Bullying occurs when a student, while at school, intentionally assaults, batters,
threatens, harasses, stalks, menaces, intimidates, extorts, humiliates, or taunts another
student. Bullying also occurs when a student or a group of students organize a
campaign of shunning against another student or when a student or a group of students
maliciously spreads rumors about another student. In most circumstances bullying does
not include a mutual fight between two students of roughly equal strength who are
angry with each other. Such fights are subject to discipline as a violation of school rules
prohibiting fighting.
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