district student handbook 2013-2014 - Union County Vocational ...

Vandalism, including “hacking” and abuse of school property
including texts and classroom materials;
Cheating/plagiarism (student will receive a grade of “0” for that
assignment and a report of the offense sent to the office and
recorded in the student’s permanent record);
Smoking or use of tobacco-related materials (snuff, chewing
tobacco) (This offense will also include a possible municipal fine);
Substance abuse, possession of drug paraphernalia;
Weapons possession, weapons paraphernalia and fireworks; and,
Extortion
6.3 Substance Abuse
The Board of Education recognizes that a pupil’s abuse of
harmful substances seriously impedes that pupil’s education
and threatens the welfare of the entire school community. The
Board is committed to the prevention of substance abuse and
the rehabilitation of substance abusers by educational means,
but will take the necessary and appropriate steps to protect the
school community from harm and exposure from harmful
substances. Accordingly the Board will establish and maintain
a comprehensive substance abuse intervention, prevention,
and treatment referral program in the schools of this district.
“Substance” means alcoholic beverages, controlled dangerous
substance as defined at N.J.S.A. 24:21-2, anabolic steroids,
any chemical or chemical compound that releases vapors or
fumes causing a condition of intoxication, inebriation,
excitement, stupefaction, or dulling of the brain or nervous
system, including, but not limited to, glue containing a solvent
having the property of releasing toxic vapors or fumes as
defined at N.J.S.A. 2A:170-25.9, or over-the-counter
prescription medications which are improperly used to cause
intoxication, inebriation, excitement, stupefaction, or dulling of
the brain or nervous system.
Possible Use of Drugs/Alcohol
Whenever it appears to any teaching staff member, or other
educational personnel that a student has used alcohol or other
drugs, he/she shall report the matter as soon as possible to the
school Principal and then inform the school nurse.
The Principal will immediately contact the parent/legal
guardians, superintendent, and arrange for the immediate
examination of the student. The examining physician shall
furnish a written report of examination to the Principal within
twenty-four hours. The student is not allowed to return to
school until the Principal receives the results of the alcohol or
drug test, confirming the student has not used drugs or alcohol.
If there is a positive diagnosis from the medical examination
indicating that the student has used alcohol or other drugs, the
student shall be returned to the care of the parent as soon as