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Student Discipline and Due Process
Ashley Brown
College of Education, Grand Canyon University
POS 501: U.S. and Arizona Constitutions for Teacher Candidates
Joseph Romance
December 6, 2023
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Student Discipline and Due Process
I have chosen to review the Hill Elementary code of conduct for student discipline and
due process procedures. These procedures break misbehaviors into four groups based on the
level of behavior that has occurred. Group 1 is minor misbehaviors and group 2 is misbehaviors
that are slightly more persistent. Group 3 is serious or regular disruptions to the learning
environment that may also present a danger to individuals’ health or safety, and/or cause property
damage (AISD, 2023). This group's misbehaviors significantly interrupt the orderly operation of
classrooms, school functions, extracurricular/co-curricular programs, or approved transportation.
Group 4 consists of misbehaviors serious or regular that are illegal acts, these students will be
removed from the normal education system and an alternative will be found, such as a Turning
Point Campus (AISD, 2023).
This elementary school utilizes a progressive discipline system to allow students to
correct their behaviors. The consequences become greater based on the action, which is why they
utilize the groups. The code of conduct also states that in addition to the school disciplinary
action, law enforcement may also become involved (AISD, 2023). Upon misbehavior, an
administrator can interview the student without notifying the parent or a parent present to
determine the disciplinary action needed. Some offenses may be serious enough to require
automatic DAEP (disciplinary alternative education placement) or expulsion.
Turning point placements, or DAEP, may be from 15-60 school days depending upon the
level of misconduct. When determining the proper disciplinary action, the campus must take into
consideration the student’s age, grade level, ability level, frequency of misconduct, attitude, and
many other factors (AISD, 2023).
Group 1 disciplinary action is typically a parent-teacher
conference, a written apology, or possible removal of special privileges. Group 2 may require a
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parent-teacher conference or an in-school suspension (ISS) of up to 2 days. Group 3 is when out-
of-school suspension is discussed, and Group 4 is possible law enforcement involvement or
expulsion.
A student may be removed to a DAEP for a term to be determined by the assistant
principal. If the removal of a student to a DAEP is for a term longer than ten (10) days that
extends beyond a grading period, the student and parent are entitled to notice of and participation
in a proceeding before the assistant principal (AISD, 2023). If a student is removed from the
classroom by a teacher, for interfering with class or disruptive behavior, the principal or designee
has three days to hold a parent-teacher conference regarding the incident.
If a teacher removes a
student from class, the principal may place the student into another appropriate classroom, into
in-school suspension, or a disciplinary alternative education program.
The due process for all groups and disciplinary actions are the same regardless of length
of suspension. These procedures uphold the Texas Code of Conduct as well as the Fourth
Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Goss v. Lopez states that a public school must conduct a
hearing before submitting a student to suspension. Suspension without a hearing violates the
Fourth Amendment (Nexus Uni, 1975). Upon reading the Hill Elementary Code of Conduct,
students and parents should know what to expect as far as disciplinary actions and proceedings
go.
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References
Arlington Independent School District. (2023). 2023-2024 STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Y4V1sVovcezjNoaRsi0JTy_yHk_pdFxl/view
Nexus Uni. (1975).
Goss v. Lopez, 419 U.S. 565.
https://www.oyez.org/cases/1974/73-898
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