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Home My WebLink About3389 Suspension from Extracurricular and Co-curricular ActivitiesSTUDENTS 3389 Page 1 of 4 SUSPENSION FROM EXTRACURRICULAR AND CO -CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES Participation in extracurricular and co -curricular activities is a privilege and not a right. As representatives of their school and the Bonneville Joint School District No. 93, students participating in such activities are expected to meet high standards of behavior. The Board of Trustees believes that the safety and welfare of other students may be adversely affected when students who are involved in school activities commit major infractions or repeated minor infractions at school or during school activities, and/or are involved in criminal conduct or drug use in any location. Guidelines Suspension from Co -Curricular Activities 1. Co -curricular students who are suspended as a result of this policy will have the co - curricular course grade affected only if the reason for the suspension was related to course work or course expectations. 2. Students who miss a co -curricular activity because of the suspension may ask to do or be required to do alternative assignments or special projects to make up the missed activity. 3. At the beginning of the grading period, teachers of co -curricular courses will identify for students how participation in the co -curricular activity impacts the course grade. 4. If no event is scheduled during the period of the suspension, the student will be withheld from the next scheduled event. Activity Suspension as a Result of a School Suspension 1. A student will be immediately suspended from all extracurricular and co -curricular activities when he/she receives a suspension (not including an in -school detention) from school for any reason. 2. The activity suspension: a. is automatic; b. is for the duration of the school suspension; and c. runs concurrent with the school suspension. 3. This type of activity suspension cannot be appealed. Bonneville Joint School District No. 93 STUDENTS 3389 Page 2of4 Activity Suspension for Repeated Minor Infractions or a Major Infraction during an Activity 1. A student may be suspended from an extracurricular or co -curricular activity when he/she commits a third minor infraction, or a major infraction, while engaged in an extra -curricular or co -curricular activity on any school premises or at any school sponsored activity, regardless of location. 2. The coach or advisor will recommend suspension to the principal/designee. DEFINITIONS Co -curricular Activities: are held outside the regular school day but are integral to the classroom as part of the stated curriculum. Such activities include, but are not limited to, Idaho High Schools Activities Association (IHSAA) sanctioned Speech Arts, Spirit, and Music activities. 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, 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. Extracurricular Activities: are held outside the regular school day. These activities include IHSAA sanctioned Sports. Although many of these activities involve travel or participation during school time, the base of the organization for meeting and practice is held outside of the school timetable. Activity Suspension or Suspension from Extracurricular or Co -Curricular Activities: suspended students shall not travel, dress in uniform, associate or participate with the team or group at its scheduled event(s). Suspended students may be allowed to participate in practices/meetings; however, the principal/designee may deem it necessary for students to be withheld from practices/meetings for the duration of the suspension. Controlled Substances: include, but are not limited to opiates, opium derivatives, hallucinogenic substances, including cocaine, and cannabis and synthetic equivalents or 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. Drugs: shall include any alcohol or malt beverage, any inhalant, any tobacco product, 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 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. Bonneville Joint School District No. 93 Suspension from Extracurricular and Co -curricular Activities STUDENTS 3389 Page 3of4 Drug Paraphernalia: all equipment, products and materials of any kind which are used, intended for use, or designed for use, in planting, propagating, cultivation, growing, harvesting, manufacturing, compounding, converting, producing, processing, preparing, testing, analyzing, packaging, repackaging, storing, containing, concealing, injecting, ingesting, inhaling, or otherwise introducing into the human body a controlled substance as defined in this policy. Emergency Activity Suspension: the principal or designee may impose an activity suspension prior to an informal hearing when it is necessary to protect the health and safety of the individual(s) involved and immediate action is appropriate. Event: match, game, meet, or other competitive event, including regional and/or state tournaments or competitions. Events also include performances. Knowingly Present: For the purposes of this policy, "knowingly present" shall mean that a student attended a gathering of two (2) or more individuals at which one or more of the attendees (other than the student at issue) were using or in possession of drug paraphernalia, controlled substances, drugs, or alcohol or tobacco and the student knew or reasonably should have known that such use or possession was occurring. Major Infraction: For the purposes of this policy only, a major infraction shall mean a material or substantial deviation from acceptable behavior or stated student expectations which occurs while the student is engaged in the extracurricular or co - curricular activity, including but not limited to insubordination toward or non-compliance with the person in charge of the activity, verbal or physical abuse (hazing, fighting), refusal of a student to identify him/herself to school personnel upon request. Minor Infraction: For the purposes of this policy only, a minor infraction shall mean a minor deviation from acceptable behavior or stated student expectations which occurs while the student is engaged in the extracurricular or co -curricular activity and which is not material or substantial. Students will be given notification of the first minor infraction. Students and parents will be given notification of the second minor infraction through a conference and will be informed that a third minor infraction may result in activity suspension. On any school premises or at any school sponsored activity, regardless of location: shall include, but not be limited to buildings, facilities, and grounds on the school campus, school busses, school parking areas; and the location of any school sponsored activity. This includes instances in which the conduct occurs off the school premises but impacts a school related activity. Reasonable Suspicion: an act of judgment by a District employee or independent contractor which leads to a reasonable and prudent belief that a student is in violation of this policy. Said judgment shall be based on training in recognizing the signs and symptoms of drug, alcohol, and tobacco use. The fact that a student has previously Bonneville Joint School District No. 93 Suspension from Extracurricular and Co -curricular Activities STUDENTS 3389 Page 4 of 4 disclosed use of a controlled substance shall not be deemed a factor in determining reasonable suspicion at a later date. Scholastic Year: a period of time beginning with the first day of the fall extracurricular and co -curricular activities season and ending with the last day of school. School Days: include only those days when school is in session. Adopted 09-14-2005 Reviewed Revised 10-08-2008 02-08-2017 Cross -References: Drug Free School Zone #3300 Substance and Alcohol Abuse #3320 Corrective Actions and Punishment #3340 In -School Detention, Suspension and Expulsion #3355 Dispensing Medications #3510 Extracurricular and Co -Curricular Activities #3384 Student Government #3382 Reasonable Suspicion Drug and Alcohol Testing #3401 Student Clubs and Organizations #3511 Bonneville Joint School District No. 93 Suspension from Extracurricular and Co -curricular Activities