Bolsa Grande High School

Proper behavior and respect for one another are very important to the every day functioning at a comprehensive high school such as Bolsa Grande. Students are required to follow State, Garden Grove Unified School District, and Bolsa Grande administrative and faculty rules. A workable discipline policy requires basic guidelines but allows flexibility in application in order to meet individual student/school needs and situations.

Period - One hour detention for each period truant

Four or more period truancies/full day - Saturday School and parent contact

Repeated and/or flagrant offenses - Saturday School with parent contact; referral to Student Attendance Review Board

 

First and Second Tardies - Teacher handles in any way he/she feels appropriate

Third Tardy - Teacher contacts parent, indicates next tardy will reduce citizenship grade; parent contact must take place prior to further action. One day of detention will be assigned.

Fourth Tardy - Counselor notified; one day of detention assigned by counselor

Fifth Tardy – Two days of detention assigned and parent contact

Sixth Tardy/Additional Tardies - Saturday School and parent contact

 

First Offense - Saturday School and parent contact

Second Offense - Parent contact and two day suspension

Additional - Suspension and parent contact with conference

 

First Offense - 3-5 day suspension and parent contact with conference

Second Offense - same

Third Offense - same; referral to District Discipline Committee and parent contact with conferences

 

Minor problem - conference

Repeated or severe - detention, Saturday School or suspension with parent conference

 

Non-Directed - Detention or Saturday School and parent contact with conference

Directed - 3-5 day suspension and parent contact with conference; possible arrest by police

 

7. The display or use of, radios, cell phones, headphones, compact disc or MP3 players, and hand held electronics is not permitted on campus during school hours

First Offense - Confiscated and returned. After the first two weeks of school, these items will be taken away and held in the office until a parent comes to school to meet with an administrator.

Second Offense - Confiscated and returned at the end of the semester or school year

Riding/carrying skateboards, scooters or bicycles on campus

During the school day, all bicycles, skateboards and scooters must be locked in the appropriate racks

• First Offense - confiscated and disciplinary action e.g. detention/Saturday school

• Second Offense - confiscated and returned to the parent

 

• Suspension and parent contact with conference; referral to District Discipline Committee; possible arrest by police

 

• Suspension and parent contact with conference; school service assigned; referral to District Discipline Committee; possible arrest by police; restitution

• First Offense - detention with parent contact

• Second Offense - Saturday School with parent conference

• Additional Offenses - 3-5 day suspension and parent contact with conference

 

• First Offense - 3-5 day suspension, parent conference and police notification

• Second Offense - 5 day suspension and parent conference; police involvement; referral to District Discipline Committee

 

13. Possession of weapons or weapon facsimiles - (toy guns, knives, etc.) on a high school campus is a serious violation of school law that may result in the following:

• Confiscation

• Parent conference

• Suspension

• Possible arrest by police

• Possible referral to District Discipline Committee

• Possible expulsion from District

 

• Suspension pending District Discipline Committee action, parent conference; police involvement; restitution; counseling with Fire Chief

 

• Five-day suspension; police involvement; parent conference; counseling with Fire Chief; referral to District Discipline Committee

 

• Hazing of students which causes or is likely to cause bodily damage or physical harm to any student or other person attending any school is illegal and will result in administrative action. Suspension, parent conference, and/or police involvement may result.

 

Wearing or possessing any apparel that is construed to be related with gangs, taggers or other activities that are disruptive to school activities as well as wearing apparel containing wording or graphics that depict drugs, illicit substances, alcoholic beverages and sexually suggestive logos are not permitted.

• First Offense - Confiscation and substitution of clothing provided. Apparel is returned to student after student launders and returns substitute clothing.

• Second Offense – Same as above except apparel is returned to parent only

• Third Offense – Parent/guardian contact and student suspended from classes until parent/guardian brings appropriate clothing.

 

• Referral to Assistant Principal/detention assigned

 

• First Offense – Warning and reassignment

• Second Offense – Saturday School with parent contact/conference

 

• First Offense – Reassignment and one (1) day of on-campus suspension

• Second Offense - Suspension with parent contact/conference and possible exclusion from school event/activity/dance

 

• Possible suspension and police contact

Physical/Verbal/Sexual Threat, Harassment, and/or Bullying

Towards a student – Detention, Saturday School and/or suspension. Counseling referral as necessary, referral to GGUSD Discipline Committee and/or police as necessary.

Towards a staff member or a member’s property – Suspension, removal from class if applicable, referral to GGUSD Discipline Committee and/or police as necessary.

 

See “Academic Honesty” page 8

Parents, students and teachers may request more information regarding a specific offense and penalty from either assistant principal.