A student may be suspended for the following behaviors.
A suspension is defined as the removal of a student from ongoing
instruction for disciplinary purposes. An administrator will confer
with parents or guardian concerning a student’s suspension.
Expulsion, if indicated, is determined exclusively by the Palo
Alto
Unified School District and not by the Jordan administration. The
following is taken from the Education Code of the State of California:
# 48900:
Students will need to make up time missed while
on suspension. Students need to serve six (6) hours for every one
(1) day of suspension. Detention can be served before school, during
lunch, after school, or at Saturday School (or a combination of
the above).
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Physical Injury |
Caused, attempted to cause, or threaten to
cause physical injury to another person. This includes aiding
or abetting the infliction or attempted infliction of injury
to another person. |
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Willful Use of Force or Violence |
Willfully used force or violence upon another
person, except in self-defense. This includes aiding or abetting
the infliction or attempted infliction of injury to another
person. |
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Dangerous Objects |
Possessed, sold, or otherwise furnished any
firearm, knife, explosive or other dangerous object (including
but not limited to firecrackers, laser lights, “poppers”). |
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Imitation Firearm Possession |
Possessed an imitation firearm. |
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Drugs/Alcohol |
Arranged, negotiated, offered, possessed,
sold, used or otherwise furnished, or been under the influence
of ANY controlled substance (including SOMA), alcohol and/or
any other intoxicants. |
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Look-Alike Substance |
Sold, delivered, or otherwise furnished to
any person another liquid, substance, or material and represented
that liquid, substance, or material as a controlled substance,
alcoholic beverage, and/or intoxicant. |
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Robbery/Extortion |
Committed or attempted to commit robbery
or extortion |
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Damage to Property |
Caused or attempted to cause damage to school
property or private property. Property includes electronic
files and databases. This includes vandalism and arson to
school property or private property. |
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Theft |
Stole or attempted to steal school property
or private property. Property includes electronic files and
databases. |
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Receipt of Stolen Property |
Knowingly received stolen school or private
property. Property includes electronic files and databases. |
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Tobacco |
Possessed or used tobacco, or any products
containing tobacco or nicotine products, including, but not
limited to: cigarettes, cigars, miniature cigars, clove cigarettes,
smokeless tobacco, snuff, chew packets and betel. |
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Obscenity/Profanity/Vulgarity |
Committed an obscene act or engaged in habitual
profanity or vulgarity. |
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Drug Paraphernalia |
Unlawfully possessed or offered, arranged
or negotiated to sell any drug paraphernalia. |
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Disruption/Defiance |
Disrupted school activities or otherwise
willfully defied the valid authority of supervisors, teachers,
administrators, school officials, or other personnel engaged
in the performance of their duties. |
| Hostile Educational
Environment |
Bullied, intimidated, threatened, harassed
(in any form), menacing any person on campus. |
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Hate Violence |
Caused or attempted to cause threatened to
cause, or participated in an act of hate violence. (Ed Code
48900.3) |
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Threats/Terrorist Threats |
Made terrorist threats against school officials,
or school property or both. (Ed Code 48900.4) |
| Assault/Battery
on School Employee |
Threaten school officials and/or
school property. (Ed Code 48900.7) |
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Witness Harassment or Intimidation |
Harassed, threatened, or intimidated a pupil
who is a complaining witness or witness in a school disciplinary
proceeding for the purpose of preventing that pupil from being
a witness. |
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Sexual Harassment |
Committed or attempted to commit a sexual
assault or sexual battery. |
