Hazing

Any activity, on or off school property, that a reasonable person believes would negatively impact the mental or physical health or safety of a student or put the student in a ridiculous, humiliating, stressful or disconcerting position for the purposes of initiation, affiliation, admission, membership or maintenance of membership in any group, class, organization, club or athletic team including, but not limited to, a grade level, student organization or district sponsored activity. Hazing may include those actions that subject a student to extreme mental stress including, but not limited to, sleep deprivation, physical confinement, forced conduct that could result in extreme embarrassment or criminal activity, or other stress inducing activities. Hazing can occur even when all students involved are willing participants.The district has jurisdiction over hazing activities that use the district's technology resources or that originate on district property, at a district activity or on district transportation. Even when hazing activities do not involve district property, activities or technology resources, the district will impose consequences and discipline for those who engage in hazing activities if there is a sufficient nexus to the educational environment, the behavior materially and substantially disrupts the educational environment, the activity involves a threat as defined by law, or the district is otherwise allowed by law to address the behavior.

First Offense: In-school suspension, or 1-10 days out-of-school suspension with possible recommendation for out-of-school suspension up to 180 days.

Subsequent Offense(s): 1-10 days out-of-school suspension with possible recommendation for out-of-school suspension up to 180 days, and/or expulsion.