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Home My WebLink About3300 Drug Free School ZoneSTUDENTS 3300 Page 1 of 3 Bonneville Joint School District No. 93 DRUG-FREE SCHOOL ZONE Pursuant to Federal law, the Bonneville Joint School District No.93 Board of Trustees hereby establishes a Drug-Free School Zone that extends 1,000 feet from the boundary of any District or school property. All District facilities and District-approved or school- related activities shall be drug, tobacco, and alcohol free. The use, possession, concealment, delivery, or distribution of any drug, controlled substance, or any drug- related paraphernalia or nicotine innovations at any time on District property, within the Drug-Free School Zone or at any District-related activity regardless of location, is prohibited. Guidelines Notice of the Policy 1. Annual notification of District policies for staff and/or parents/guardians will be made available on the District’s webpage. It is the responsibility of staff and parents/ guardians to read and become informed of the contents, requirements, and expectations of these policies. Hard copies will be made available upon request. Responsibilities of the Superintendent/designee 1. The Superintendent/designee shall take the necessary steps to ensure that any individual eighteen (18) years of age or older who knowingly delivers or distributes controlled substances within the Drug-Free School Zone to another person is prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. 2. The superintendent/designee shall prepare guidelines for the identification and regulation of drug use in the schools. Searches and Seizure 1. Pursuant to District policy #3370 Searches and Seizure, school authorities may conduct reasonable searches of school property and equipment, as well as of students and their personal effects and/or their automobiles parked on school property when there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that illegal or unauthorized materials are present. 2. All contraband shall be confiscated by school personnel. 3. When appropriate, seized items may be transferred to law enforcement authorities as evidence. STUDENTS 3300 Page 2 of 3 Bonneville Joint School District No. 93 Drug Free School Zone Policy Violations 1. Sanctions for violation of this policy may include suspension, expulsion, referral to law enforcement agencies for prosecution, or referral to appropriate persons or agencies for screening and assessment. 2. Discipline shall be handled on an individual basis by the building principal/designee taking into account the student’s current school year and disciplinary history. DEFINITIONS: Alcoholic Beverage: Any beverage that contains alcohol. Contraband: Illegal or prohibited property, the possession of which is forbidden under school policy or illegal under state or federal law. Contraband shall consist of, but is not limited to, stolen property, pornography, alcohol, tobacco, nicotine innovations, illicit drugs and/or prescription or nonprescription drugs designed to alter the feeling or behavior of an individual, or drugs that appear to be any of the above. Controlled Substances: include, but are not limited to opiates, opium derivatives, hallucinogenic, depressant, or stimulant substances, including cocaine, cannabis and synthetic equivalents of the substances contained in the plant, any material, compound, mixture or preparation with substances having a depressant effect on the central nervous system; and stimulants. Distribution: To share and/or sell alcohol, tobacco products, nicotine innovations, or any controlled or dangerous substance to other students or persons. Drugs: shall include any alcohol or malt beverage, any inhalant, any tobacco product, any nicotine innovation, any controlled substance, any illegal substance, any abused substance, any look-alike or counterfeit drug, any medication not approved and registered by the school authorities, anabolic steroids, and/or any substance which is intended to alter mood, and/or any substance which is misrepresented and sold or distributed as a restricted or illegal drug. Drug Free Zone: The area on or within one thousand (l,000) feet of the property of any public or private primary or secondary school, or in those portions of any building, park, stadium, or other structure or grounds, which are currently being used for an activity sponsored by or throughout the school district. Nicotine Innovation: a device such as electronic vapor cigarettes, e-cigarettes, or other device that is meant to satisfy the smoker’s oral fixation as well as deliver nicotine to the bloodstream. Drug Paraphernalia: Any object being used in the consumption, production, sale or distribution of a controlled or illegal substance. These include but are not limited to papers, bongs, roach clips, pipes, stones, needles, and bowls. STUDENTS 3300 Page 3 of 3 Bonneville Joint School District No. 93 Drug Free School Zone Possession: To have drugs, tobacco products, nicotine innovations, and/or alcohol on student's person or within an area of student's control, including but not limited to car, locker, books, desks, and clothing on or near school property any time during school hours or at a District sponsored activity. School District Property: Includes but is not limited to buildings, facilities, and grounds on school campuses, school buses, school bus stops, school parking areas, and any facility being used for a District function. Adopted 04-12-1995 Reviewed 03-11-2020 Revised 10-10-2000 10-12-2005 12-10-2008 05-09-2012 01-17-2018 Cross Reference: Smoking or Use of Tobacco Products and Nicotine Innovations #3305 Student Voluntary Disclosure of Substance and Alcohol Abuse #3320 Corporal Punishment #3345 Student Detention #3350 Student Suspension #3355 Student Expulsion or Denial Enrollment #3360 Searches and Seizure #3370 Detection Dog Use #3372 Suspension from Extracurricular and Co-curricular Activities #3389 Extra- and Co-Curricular Chemical Use #3390 Reasonable Suspicion Drug and Alcohol Testing #3401 Legal Reference: Public Law 101-226 The Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986, Title IV, Subtitle B: The Drug-Free School and Communities Act of 1986 (as amended) IDAPA 08.02.03.160 Safe Environment and Discipline Idaho Code § 18-1502 Beer, wine or other alcohol age violations – Fines Idaho Code § 20-509 Violent offenses, controlled substances violations near schools and offenders Idaho Code § 23-612 Beer, wine or other alcoholic beverages on public school grounds Idaho Code § 23-949 Persons not allowed to sell, serve, or dispense, beer, wine or other alcoholic liquor Idaho Code § 33-205 Denial of school attendance Idaho Code § 33-210 Students using or under the influence of alcohol or controlled substances Idaho Code § 37-2732C Using or being under the influence - Penalties