Code of Student Conduct
Introduction
I. Introduction
A. The Bethlehem Central Code of Student
Conduct was developed in consultation with teachers, parents, students,
administrators and
other school/community representatives. It was adopted by the Board of
Education with the expectation
of full compliance
by all students on school property or participating in or attending
school functions. For the purpose of
this code of
conduct, "school property" means in or within any building structure,
athletic playing field, playground, parking
lot or land
contained within the real property boundary line of the district's
elementary and secondary schools or any
property owned and
operated by the school district, in or on a school bus, and "school
function" means any school-
sponsored
extracurricular event or activity, whether on- or off-campus.
B. This Code of Student Conduct is in compliance with the
Schools Against Violence (SAVE) legislation, which took effect on July
1, 2001, for all school districts in
New York State. The code includes high standards for student conduct,
outlines clear
consequences for students who break
the rules and serves as a standard for consistency and fairness that
protects students'
rights while promoting their
responsibility.
C. Students at school-sponsored off-campus events shall be
governed by all the rules and regulations of the school and are
subject to the authority of the
school district officials.
D. If you have any questions about the material contained in
this document, please contact the building principal or the
superintendent of schools. A complete
copy of the Bethlehem Central Code of Conduct is available in the main
office of each
school in the district and on the
district's official Web site at
http://bcsd.k12.ny.us.