Student/Parent Handbook - Braintree Public Schools

Other Procedures:
6.0 The Principal or his/her designee will turn over to the School Resource
Officer all confiscated illicit drugs and paraphernalia and weapons on the day that
the violation took place and with a report. A written description of the confiscated
material, which is signed and dated by the receiving police officer, will be given to
the school official.
7.0 The Principal or his/her designee may report any illegal conduct, not
outlined in Section 2.0 to the School Resource Officer. In such cases, students may
be subject to disciplinary action and/or prosecution in the normal course, but in
addition may be eligible to be diverted from prosecution in appropriate
circumstances.
Any crime is a violation of school rules and is governed by this memorandum if it
occurs in the school building, on school grounds, at school sponsored events, at
activities or events which may be conducted off school grounds, on school buses,
and at or around the school bus stops, during loading and unloading procedures or
on the way to or from school.
8.0 The Braintree Police Department’s School Resource Officer will coordinate the
Police Department’s action in cases of students found to be in possession of drugs
or drug paraphernalia committing criminal activity. The School Resource Officer will
coordinate record-keeping functions for the Police Department.
9.0 The Principal of the school will report to the parents and to the School
Resource Officer all incidents of students found to be under the influence of drugs.
9.1 Reports of such incidents will be maintained by the Braintree Police
Department as well as by the Principal.
10.0 The Braintree Alliance Against Drugs shall meet at least once each school year for
the purpose of reviewing policies and procedures contained herein and for the
purpose of assessing local conditions regarding illegal drug use and distribution of
controlled substances.
11.0 The Principal, Asst. Principals, School Resource Officer, and Juvenile ADA shall
establish regularly scheduled meetings to discuss the implementation and
monitoring of this memorandum. The meetings shall occur monthly, unless by
suggestion of the parties, it is necessary or appropriate to meet more frequently.
Other members of the Braintree Public School Department, Braintree Police
Department, and Norfolk District Attorney’s Office may be invited where
appropriate. Representatives of the Norfolk County Juvenile Court Probation, the
Department of Social Services, and the Department of Youth Services may be
invited to participate as appropriate. To the extent permitted by law, the parties
shall share information regarding the implementation of this Agreement. The
parties agree that any information acquired during the roundtable meeting shall be
confidential and subject to privacy restrictions established by law.
11.1 The Juvenile ADA shall report any felony delinquency complaint or
adjudication to the Principal or his/her designee.
11.2 The Braintree Police Department, through the School Resource Officer,
shall report the arrest for violation of any drug law involving any student in
the Braintree Schools to the Superintendent of Schools or the Principal of
the student’s respective school.
12.0 This memorandum shall become part of the Codes for Student Conduct
established in each school
13.0 Every precaution will be taken by school officials, the Police Department, and the
Norfolk District Attorney’s Office to insure that the educational program of students
is not disrupted.
14.0 Students involved illegally with drugs will be required to undergo counseling and
therapy as indicated by policies adopted by the Braintree School Committee, by
regulations of the State Department of Education, or on orders from the District of
Juvenile Court.
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