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e. Recruitment of gang members;f. Gang-related threats or intimidation; org. Gang-related violence.18. Bullying by a student or group of students against another student with the intent to harass,ridicule, humiliate, intimidate, or harm the other student through overt, repeated acts orgestures, including verbal or written communications transmitted, and/or physical actscommitted, or any other similar behavior is prohibited.a. This rule applies when a student is: on school grounds immediately before or duringschool hours, immediately after school hours or at any other time when the school isbeing used by a school group (including summer school); off school grounds at aschool activity, function, or event; or using property or equipment provided by theschool.b. Parents or students who suspect that repeated acts of bullying are taking placeshould report the matter to the school principal or designee.c. School personnel will investigate all reports of bullying.d. Counseling, corrective discipline, and/or referral to law enforcement will be used tochange the behavior of the perpetrator. This includes appropriate intervention(s),restoration of a positive climate, and support for victims and others impacted by theviolation.e. Educational outreach and training will be provided to school personnel, parents, andstudents concerning the identification, prevention, and the intervention in bullying.f. All schools in the corporation are encouraged to engage student, staff and parents inmeaningful discussion about the negative aspects of bullying. The parent involvementmay be through parent organizations already in place in each school.F. POSSESSION OF A FIREARM OR A DESTRUCTIVE DEVICE1. No student shall possess, handle, or transmit any firearm on school property.2. A firearm means any weapon that is capable of, designed to, or that may readily beconverted to expel a projectile by means of explosion.3. The penalty for possession of a firearm or a destructive device is suspension up to ten(10) days and expulsion from school for at least one calendar year, with the return of thestudent to be at the beginning of the first trimester after the expiration of the onecalendar year period. The length of the expulsion may be reduced by the superintendent ifthe circumstances warrant such reduction.4. The superintendent shall immediately notify the appropriate law enforcement agency if astudent brings or is in possession of a firearm or bomb on school property.For purposes of this rule, destructive device as defined by IC 35-47.5-2-4 is:o An explosive, incendiary, or over pressure device that is configured as a bomb, agrenade, a rocket with a propellant charge of more than four ounces, a missile havingan explosive or incendiary charge of more than one-quarter ounce, a mine, a Molotovoococktail or a device that is substantially similar to an item described above.A type of weapon that may be readily converted to expel a projectile by the actionof an explosive or other propellant through a barrel that has a bore diameter ofmore than one-half inch, orA combination of parts designed or intended for use in the conversion of a deviceinto a destructive device. A destructive device is NOT a device that althoughoriginally designed for use as a weapon is redesigned for use as a signaling,pyrotechnic, line throwing, safety, or similar device.18