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This policy was eliminated by the Governing Board, September 19, 2006.

Arizona law states that pupils shall comply with the regulations, pursue the required course of study and submit to the authority of the teachers and the governing board (School Board). Continued open defiance of authority, or habitual profanity and vulgarity, and demonstrations or conduct of the nature that disturbs the peaceful operation of the school are causes for punishment or expulsion.

A pupil's conduct is expected to contribute to the general welfare of his school and the orderliness of the school program. He is expected to respect the authority of the teachers, the rights and privileges of other pupils, and public and private property. (Arizona Revised Statutes §§13-2911, 15-201, 15-302D, 15-442B, 15-446)

In accordance with Senate Bill 174, the Board of Trustees and the Board of Education have adopted the following rules:

1. Student shall be defined as a person, juvenile or adult, who is regularly enrolled in good standing in an educational program provided by or approved by the school district, and carried on in premises owned or controlled by said district.
2. In addition to the general rules set forth herein, students are expected to obey all rules and regulations adopted by the Board for their conduct. Students shall not engage in any activities prohibited herein nor shall he or she refuse to obey any order given by a member of the faculty or staff who is attempting to maintain public order.
3. Any student who violates these rules and regulations may be subject to warning, reprimand, probation, suspension or expulsion, in addition to other civil and criminal prosecution. These punishments may be in addition to any customary discipline which the school district presently dispenses."
4. See 1350

[Arizona law places the teacher in the same position as a parent, and the teacher has the same rights and responsibilities in dealing with children in the school as the parent has at home. If a teacher feels that paddling should be administered, he must first discuss the matter with his principal. Corporal punishment should be used only as a last resort, but if used by a teacher or principal, a witness must be present. Slapping, pinching, hairpulling, and similar forms of punishment shall not be administered.]

Adopted: August 16, 1960
Revised: January 19, 1971
Revised: December 19, 1978

This policy was eliminated by the Governing Board, September 19, 2006.

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