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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 280.28 CLASSROOM CONDUCT CODE.
1 2 1. A code of classroom conduct shall be developed by each
1 3 school district, and reviewed on an annual basis, commencing
1 4 with the school budget year beginning July 1, 2002. The code
1 5 shall be adopted by the school district board of directors
1 6 after consultation with a classroom conduct committee
1 7 comprised of residents of the school district. The committee
1 8 shall consist of parents, pupils, members of the school board,
1 9 school administrators, teachers, counselors employed by the
1 10 school district, and other residents of the school district
1 11 appointed to the committee by the board. The code of
1 12 classroom conduct shall not be required to be uniform across
1 13 school districts, but shall, at a minimum, include the
1 14 following:
1 15 a. A determination of what constitutes dangerous,
1 16 disruptive, or unruly behavior, or behavior which interferes
1 17 with the ability of a teacher to teach effectively, and which
1 18 warrants removal of a pupil from the classroom.
1 19 b. A procedure for the notification of a parent or
1 20 guardian of a pupil that the pupil has been removed from a
1 21 classroom.
1 22 c. A procedure for determining the appropriate alternative
1 23 placement of a pupil who has been removed from a classroom.
1 24 d. Provisions which are consistent with sections 280.21,
1 25 280.21B, 280.24, 282.4, and 282.5.
1 26 2. A teacher may remove a pupil from a classroom for a
1 27 violation of the school district's code of classroom conduct.
1 28 A pupil who has been removed from a classroom shall
1 29 immediately be sent to the office of the school principal, and
1 30 the pupil's parent or guardian shall be notified of the
1 31 removal.
1 32 Sec. 2. Section 284.4, subsection 1, Code Supplement 2001,
1 33 is amended by adding the following new paragraph:
1 34 NEW PARAGRAPH. h. Adopt a classroom code of conduct
1 35 pursuant to section 280.28.
2 1 EXPLANATION
2 2 This bill provides for the establishment of a classroom
2 3 conduct code by school districts. The bill provides that a
2 4 code of classroom conduct shall be developed by each school
2 5 district, and reviewed on an annual basis, commencing with the
2 6 school budget year beginning July 1, 2002. The bill provides
2 7 that the code shall be adopted by the school district board of
2 8 directors after consultation with a classroom conduct
2 9 committee appointed by the board and comprised of residents of
2 10 the school district. The bill provides that the code of
2 11 classroom conduct does not need to be uniform across school
2 12 districts, but that it shall, at a minimum, include a
2 13 determination of what constitutes dangerous, disruptive, or
2 14 unruly behavior, or behavior which interferes with the ability
2 15 of a teacher to teach effectively, and which warrants removal
2 16 of a pupil from the classroom, and notification and
2 17 alternative placement procedures. The bill also provides that
2 18 the code of classroom conduct shall be consistent with other
2 19 code provisions dealing with corporal punishment, weapons in
2 20 school, drug or alcohol possession, and suspension and
2 21 expulsion of pupils.
2 22 The bill provides that a teacher may remove a pupil from a
2 23 classroom for a violation of the school district's code of
2 24 classroom conduct, and that a pupil who has been removed from
2 25 a classroom shall immediately be sent to the office of the
2 26 school principal. The pupil's parent or guardian shall be
2 27 notified of the removal.
2 28 The bill adds establishing a code of classroom conduct to
2 29 the list of requirements that school districts must be willing
2 30 to undertake in order to receive funds pursuant to the student
2 31 achievement and teacher quality program under Code chapter
2 32 284.
2 33 LSB 6266HH 79
2 34 rn/pj/5
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