STUDENT DISORDER

STUDENT DISORDER

ag5520Adopted December 5, 2023

5520 - STUDENT DISORDER

Emergency Procedures for Handling Student Disorder

How effectively the building principal handles a disturbance depends frequently upon the speed and type of action which is taken. Hopefully, this plan will assist the principal in making effective and timely responses. The following guidelines will be useful in either preventing student disorder or managing it properly if it occurs.

During any student crisis, the building principal shall be in charge of the situation. The District Administrator may be called to advise and counsel but, the principal shall serve as the spokesperson during the crisis period.

  1. Guidelines for Teachers
     
    1. Be alert to any deviation from normal group behavior.
    2. Notify the principal immediately if information is received about a possible demonstration or other student unrest.
    3. Conduct classes as usual; the majority of the students will remain in class.
    4. Withhold comments about the demonstration until the facts are known.
    5. Stand in the corridor at the change of classes and help clear the halls for orderly passage.
    6. Be prepared to provide assistance if requested by the principal.
    7. If possible, avoid physical contact with students during the time of incidents.
    8. In the event of a demonstration, each teacher shall provide the principal with as many names of demonstrators as s/he can identify
  2. Guidelines for Principals
     
    1. Serious Disorders

      Involve immediate threat to the safety of persons and/or the destruction of property. Refer to District Crisis Response Plan for guidelines.
    2. Student Boycott, Sit-Ins or Other Forms of Passive Resistance

      This situation assumes that no immediate crisis exists which endangers life or property and that some "lead time" is available.
       
      1. Notify the District Administrator's office immediately indicating the nature and size of the disturbance.
      2. Refer to District Crisis Response Plan for guidelines.
      3. If students trespass, loiter, or remain in the building or upon the grounds of any school against the directions of the building principal, s/he may contact law enforcement authorities.

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