Last modified: October 16, 2022

Disorderly Conduct Policy

According to the law, a person is guilty of Disorderly Conduct if he/she

1. Refuse to comply with a lawful order of the police to move from a public place, or knowingly create a hazardous or physically offensive condition which serves no legitimate purpose, or
   
2. intending to cause public inconvenience, annoyance, or alarm or recklessly creating a risk thereof, you:
   • Engage in fighting or in violent or threatening behavior,
   • Make unreasonable noises in public,
   • Make unreasonable noises in private that can be heard in public, or
   • Obstruct vehicle or pedestrian traffic.

Three referrals to the office for the same behavior will lead to a Disorderly Conduct Infraction filing with the school officer in addition to school-based consequences. Further infractions will lead to increased levels of consequences.

Reasons for office referral:

Insubordinate behavior (defiant to adult)

• refusal to follow directions – including use of electronics
• will not sit in assigned seat
• not working in class
• consistently unprepared

Disruptive behavior

• disruptive and distracting to others
• excessive talk-outs
• pulling others off task
• aggression/violence

Dress code violations

Damaging school property (vandalism)