Eugene School District 4J Policies

1. Violation of the District’s Discrimination and Harassment Policy
Students shall refrain from harassment or discrimination by words or actions based on another person’s disability, race, color, gender, national origin, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, religion, marital status, socioeconomic status, cultural background, familial status, physical characteristics, or linguistic characteristics of a national origin group. Students shall also comply with the district’s nondiscrimination and harassment policy, which is outlined on page one of this Handbook.

2. Theft and Stolen Property
No student shall steal or attempt to steal school property or private property on school property or during a school activity, function, or event that occurs off school property. No student shall have stolen property in his or her possession. Stealing means taking or withholding someone else’s property without permission, or extorting or taking the property by deception.

3. Substantial Disruptions of School and School Activities
Any conduct that substantially disrupts school activity, or is likely to do so, is forbidden. Willful disobedience, open defiance of a staff member’s authority, threats of harm to persons or property, harassment or discrimination prohibited by school rules, including racial and sexual harassment, or language that creates an immediate danger of disruption to the orderly operation of the school or creates a clear and present danger or violation of the law or attendance regulations are prohibited. The unauthorized use of pagers and cellular telephones is likely to disrupt school activity and is prohibited.

4. The Willful Disobedience of a Staff Member’s Authority
Student will submit to the lawful authority of teachers, administrators, and other staff members. If the student believes that a staff member has behaved inappropriately, he/she and his/her parents may use the district’s complaint procedure to resolve the issue.

5. Use or Display of Vulgar and Plainly Offensive, Obscene, or Sexually Explicit Language
The use or display of vulgar and plainly offensive, obscene, or sexually explicit language is prohibited. Clothing with vulgar and plainly offensive, obscene, or sexually explicit references and comments is prohibited.

6. Damage or Destruction of School Property
No student will vandalize or attempt to destroy school property. The district will attempt to recover (through legal action if necessary) from those students or their parents, the actual cost of repair or replacement of school property vandalized or intentionally or recklessly destroyed by students.

7. Damage or Destruction of Private Property on School Premises or During a School-Sponsored Activity
No student sill cause or attempt to cause damage to private property either on the school grounds or during a school activity, function, or event off the school grounds.

8. Coercion, Assault, Menacing, Threats, Intimidation or Harassment
No student will coerce, assault, menace, intimidate, harass, or threaten to harm another person for any reason including to obtain money or other property, or force any person to do any act against the will of that person. Assault means intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly causing injury to another. Menace means by words or conduct the student intentionally attempts to place another person in fear of imminent serous physical injury.

9. Possession, Handling, or Transport of Any Dangerous Weapon
No student will possess, handle or transmit any object that can reasonably be considered a dangerous weapon on school grounds or off the school grounds at any school-sponsored activity, function, or event, including in a student’s motor vehicle.

A dangerous weapon is defined as any weapon, device, instrument, material, or substance, animate or inanimate, which under the circumstances in which it is used, attempted to be used, or threatened to be used is readily capable of causing death or serious physical injury, or is possessed in a manner in which another person could reasonably consider it to be a dangerous weapon.

Dangerous weapons include, but are not limited to, guns and other firearms, knives, metal knuckles, straight razors, explosives, noxious and irritating gases or chemicals, poisons, drugs, or any other items determined by the building principal or designee to be fashioned with the intent to use or sell or harm, threaten or harass students, staff members, parents, or patrons.

10. Use or Possession of Any Controlled Substances, Including Alcoholic Beverages and Drug Paraphernalia
No student shall possess, use, or transmit any drug paraphernalia or possess, use, transmit, or be under the influence of any controlled substance or intoxicant of any kind on the school grounds or off the school grounds at a school-sponsored activity, function, or event.

Use of a drug authorized by a medical prescription from a registered physician for use during school hours shall not be considered a violation. Students who must take prescription medication at school are to follow district adopted procedures.

11. Violations of City, County, State and Federal Laws While Involved in School Activities
No student shall violate federal, state, county, or city laws while involved in school activities.

12. Misconduct that Occurs Off Campus
Students may face disciplinary consequences for (1) any off-campus behavior that would otherwise tend to disrupt the educational process or the operation of the school or district; (2) for conduct that occurs off the school premises at school-related or supervised functions and at a school bus stop; (3) or for behavior that occurs while traveling to and from school if the behavior has a threatening effect on students safety or physical or mental health.


Cooperation with Law Enforcement Agencies
School officials have dual responsibility. They must safeguard the rights of students, and even represent students in certain situations. They also must cooperate with law enforcement officers in the legitimate pursuit of their duties.

1. Investigations by Law Enforcement Officers
Police officers investigating a case involving an illegal act in which a student may be involved, or about which the student may have information, shall contact the building principal, or his/her designee, before any effort is made to question a student during school hours.

2. Contacting Parents
a. Investigations Related to Illegal Acts that Occur Off-Campus and are Not School-Related: The principal, or his/her designee, will make a reasonable effort to contact the parent, or guardian, when an officer comes to question or arrest a student related to illegal acts that occur off-campus and that are not school related, unless there is reason to believe that such notification would unduly interfere with the investigation, or that the matter pertains to alleged child abuse. If the principal or designee is unable to reach the parent or guardian the officer should not be delayed further. However, a school official should contact the parent or guardian as soon as possible.

b. Investigations Related to Violations of School Policies and Rules: The principal, or his/her designee, may involve a police officer in investigating violations of school policies and rules, including student interviews, without first contacting the parent. However, if during the investigation, a student becomes a focal suspect to an illegal act, then it is the responsibility of the principal or designee to make a reasonable effort to contact the parent or guardian before allowing an officer to proceed with an interview.

3. Questioning of Students
The police officer will observe all the procedural safeguards prescribed by law and his/her agency when questioning a student. An administrator, or designee, will always be present when a student is being questioned, unless the issue pertains to child abuse.

4. Taking a Student from School
The school administrator or designee will not let a police officer, or an official from the Services to Children and Families, take a student from a school building without a court order, an arrest, protective custody from SCF, or permission of the parent or guardian.