(TJJD) Youth Handbook - Texas Juvenile Justice Department

(2) Assault Causing Bodily Injury to Staff or Another Youth – This iswhen you do something on purpose, or because you were reckless,that causes someone else to get hurt.(3) Attempted Escape – This is when you try to escape from TJJDwhile in a facility or at an off-campus activity.(4) Chunking Bodily Fluids – This is throwing your blood, seminal orvaginal fluid, spit, urine, or feces at someone to harass them.(5) Distribution of Prohibited Substances – This is selling or givingaway anything you are not allowed to have in TJJD.(6) Escape – This is leaving, or being gone from, a TJJD facility withoutpermission.(7) Extortion or Blackmail – This is demanding or getting favors,money, or anything else from someone in return for protecting them,not harming them, or not turning them in.(8) Fighting (With or Without Bodily Injury) – This is getting in aphysical fight with someone else.(9) Fleeing Apprehension – This is disrupting your dorm, campus,classroom, or other operations by running from staff or refusing tocome to them when called.(10) Failure to Comply with Written Reasonable Request – Thisapplies to youth in a medium restriction facility that repeatedly don’tdo what they are asked by staff after it is put in writing.(11) Misuse of Medication – This is using medicine in a way that isdifferent from the doctor’s instructions, including: taking someoneelse’s medicine or pretending to take your medicine when you reallydon’t.(12) Participating in a Major Disruption of Facility Operations – Thisis when you and at least two other youth do something on purposethat threatens other people or property and results in a majordisruption of facility operations.52