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6-18-503. Written student discipline policies required — Definition.
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6-18-503. Written student discipline policies required — Definition.
(a)(1)(A) Each school district in this state shall develop written student discipline policies in compliance with the rules established by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education and shall file the policies with the division.
(B) The rules required under subdivision (a)(1)(A) of this section may include minimum standards of quality, experimentation with innovative programs, and a system to judge the effectiveness of the program.
(C) The discipline policy required under subdivision (a)(1)(A) of this section shall include provisions for:
(i) Placement of a student with disciplinary, socially dysfunctional, or behavioral problems not associated with a physical or mental impairment or disability in an alternative learning environment provided by the district; and
(ii) Procedures for responding to reports received through the school safety and crisis line under § 6-18-111.
(2) Behavioral problems include being at risk of not satisfactorily completing a high school education.
(b)(1) A school district that authorizes use of corporal punishment in its discipline policy shall include provisions for administration of the punishment, including that it be administered only for cause, be reasonable, follow warnings that the misbehavior will not be tolerated, and be administered by a teacher or school administrator and only in the presence of a school administrator or his or her designee, who shall be a teacher or school administrator employed by the school district.
(2) As used in this subchapter, “teacher or school administrator” means:
(A) A person employed by a school district and required to hold a valid Arkansas standard teaching license, an ancillary license, a provisional license
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-18-503
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6-18-503. Written student discipline policies required — Definition.
(a)(1)(A) Each school district in this state shall develop written student discipline policies in compliance with the rules established by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education and shall file the policies with the division.
(B) The rules required under subdivision (a)(1)(A) of this section may include minimum standards of quality, experimentation with innovative programs, and a system to judge the effectiveness of the program.
(C) The discipline policy required under subdivision (a)(1)(A) of this section shall include provisions for:
(i) Placement of a student with disciplinary, socially dysfunctional, or behavioral problems not associated with a physical or mental impairment or disability in an alternative learning environment provided by the district; and
(ii) Procedures for responding to reports received through the school safety and crisis line under § 6-18-111.
(2) Behavioral problems include being at risk of not satisfactorily completing a high school education.
(b)(1) A school district that authorizes use of corporal punishment in its discipline policy shall include provisions for administration of the punishment, including that it be administered only for cause, be reasonable, follow warnings that the misbehavior will not be tolerated, and be administered by a teacher or school administrator and only in the presence of a school administrator or his or her designee, who shall be a teacher or school administrator employed by the school district.
(2) As used in this subchapter, “teacher or school administrator” means:
(A) A person employed by a school district and required to hold a valid Arkansas standard teaching license, an ancillary license, a provisional license, a technical permit, or an administrator's license issued by the State Board of Education; and
(B) An unlicensed classroom teacher or administrator employed in a position under a waiver from licensure.
(3) A school district that authorizes use of corporal punishment under subdivision (b)(1) of this section shall not:
(A) Use corporal punishment on a child who is intellectually disabled, nonambulatory, nonverbal, or autistic; or
(B) Include in its written student discipline policy a provision to allow the use of corporal punishment on a child who is intellectually disabled, nonambulatory, nonverbal, or autistic.
(c)(1) A school district shall include in its student discipline policies a provision prohibiting students from wearing, while on the grounds of a public school during the regular school day and at school-sponsored activities and events, clothing that exposes underwear, buttocks, or the breast of a female.
(2) Subdivision (c)(1) of this section shall not apply to a costume or uniform worn by a student while participating in a school-sponsored activity or event.
(3) A school district shall specify in its student discipline policies the disciplinary actions that will be taken against a student for a violation of subdivision (c)(1) of this section.
(4) Subdivision (c)(1) of this section shall not be enforced in a manner that discriminates against a student on the basis of his or her race, color, religion, sex, disability, or national origin.
(d) Any amendments or revisions to a school district's student discipline policies shall be developed and adopted in the same manner as the original policies required by § 6-18-502 and shall be consistent with the rules established by the division.
(e) Any amendment or revision to the student discipline policies adopted by a school district shall be submitted to the division within thirty (30) days after the adoption of such amendment or revision.
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6-18-111. School safety and crisis line.
(a)(1) The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Psychiatric Research Institute shall establish and operate a pilot program that creates a school safety and crisis line to be known as “ARSafeSchools” that can be accessed by the following means, including without limitation:
(A) Telephone;
(B) Text message; and
(C) Smartphone application.
(2) Participation in the pilot program established under subdivision (a)(1) of this section shall be voluntary for public schools in this state.
(b) The school safety and crisis line under this section shall:
(1) Provide a means for a student to anonymously report:
(A) Unsafe, violent, or criminal activities or the threat of unsafe, violent, or criminal activities at, near, or concerning a public school;
(B) Incidents of bullying, harassment, or hazing, including without limitation conduct described in § 6-18-514;
(C) Incidents of physical or sexual abuse committed against a student by:
(i) Another student;
(ii) A school employee;
(iii) A school volunteer; or
(iv) Any other person if the physical or sexual abuse occurred at a public school or a school-sponsored event;
(D) Thoughts of suicide experienced by the student or by another individual whom the student knows;
(E) Feelings experienced by the student of:
(i) Stress;
(ii) Depression; or
(iii) Anxiety;
(F) Issues involving drug abuse or alcohol abuse, or both, regarding the student or another individual whom the student knows;
(G) Issues with addiction faced by the student or another individual whom the student knows;
(H) Domestic violence experienced by the student or by another individual whom the student knows;
(I) Infliction of self-harm by the student or by another individual whom the st
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-18-111
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 6-18-111. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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6-18-502. Rules for development of school district student discipline policies.
(a) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall establish rules for the development of school district student discipline policies.
(b) Such rules shall include without limitation the following requirements:
(1) Parents, students, and school district personnel, including teachers, shall be involved in the development of school district student discipline policies;
(2)(A) The school district's committee on personnel policies shall review annually:
(i) The school district's student discipline policies; and
(ii) State and district discipline data.
(B) The committee may recommend changes in the policies to the board of directors of the local school district based on the committee's review under subdivision (b)(2)(A) of this section; and
(3) Student discipline policies shall include without limitation the following offenses:
(A) Willfully and intentionally assaulting or threatening to assault or abuse any student or teacher, principal, superintendent, or other employee of a school system;
(B) Possession by students of any firearm or other weapon prohibited upon the school campus by law or by policies adopted by the school district board of directors;
(C) Using, offering for sale, or selling beer, alcoholic beverages, or other illicit drugs by students on school property; and
(D) Willfully or intentionally damaging, destroying, or stealing school property by students.
(c) The school discipline policies shall:
(1)(A) Prescribe minimum and maximum penalties, including without limitation students' suspension or expulsion from school, for violations of any of the offenses described in subdivision (b)(3) of this section and for violations of other practices pro
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-18-502
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 6-18-502. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.