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RULES FOR GOOD CONDUCT AND DRUG/ALCOHOL/TOBACCO VIOLATIONS
Students participating in Lansing activities need to realize that their behavior AT ALL TIMES reflects on their school, their community, their team/organization, their sponsors, and certainly on themselves.
Furthermore, if and when a student chooses to violate school rules and state laws in regards to GOOD CONDUCT and the use and/or possession of controlled substances, there will be appropriate consequences.
The Lansing policies concerning tobacco, illegal drugs, and alcohol are based upon the underlying principles of Kansas State Law.
Kansas Law states:
• It is illegal for a minor under the age of 18 to use OR possess tobacco in any form.
• It is illegal for anyone under the age of 21 to use or possess alcoholic beverages.
• It is illegal for anyone to use the common drugs of marijuana, hallucinogens, amphetamines, barbiturates, and narcotics except as prescribed by licensed agencies.
• All schools must conduct a comprehensive health program with special emphasis upon the harmful effects of drugs, alcohol, and tobacco.
In order to prevent adverse public relations, prevent dissension within the various teams and organizations, and for the general welfare of all participants and the school, thefollowing TOBACCO, ILLEGAL DRUGS, AND ALCOHOL regulations have been developed and are to be in effect during the school year, beginning with the first day of fall practices and ending on the last day of the school year or the last day of school activities (i.e. state track meet). These guidelines are also to be in effect during the summer when any student participates in any school-sponsored activities.
USE OF DRUGS, ALCOHOL, AND TOBACCO
A student will be excluded from the district’s extra-curricular activities if he/she:
• is formally charged by an officer of the law for use/possession of any illegal substance. If a student is charged in a court of law and found not guilty, the suspension will be lifted immediately.
• is found guilty in a court of law for use or possession of any illegal substance.
• self-reports to sponsor, administrator or activities director an incident of use or possession of an illegal substance.
• is personally seen using or possessing any illegal substances by a sponsor, coach, faculty member, school administrator, school board member, any school employee, student or adult district patron. Such a witnessed incident must be put into writing, signed, and given to school officials. Such charges WILL NOT BE INVESTIGATED if given anonymously or based on rumor or hearsay. Upon investigation of the documented incidence, the principal or his designee will conduct an investigation to determine the validity of the accusation and appropriate actions will be taken in accordance to this policy. No student will be determined to be ineligible until they are determined to be guilty by a preponderance of the evidence as determined by the activities director or administration.
• consumes, buys, sells, possesses or gives away any illegal or non-prescribed controlled substances (or look-alike), tobacco products, or any beverage containing alcohol.
• enters into any kind of a county pre-trial diversion program for an incident of possession and/or use of any illegal substance.
PRE-TRIAL DIVERSION PROGRAMS:
The Lansing School District accepts the fact that many counties in Kansas and in other states now have various forms of pre-trial diversion programs for minors who have been charged by officers of the law with illegal possession and/or use of tobacco, alcohol, and other illegal drugs.
Under the provisions of some pre-trial diversion programs, a minor’s record is concealed or erased upon successful completion of such a program while unsuccessful completion results in facing charges originally issued…or a repeat violation during the pre-trial diversion program results in facing both first and second offense charges.
Any Lansing student in grades 6–8 or 9–12 who enters a pre-trial diversion program as the result of legal charges for illegal possession or use of illegal substances WILL FORFEIT HIS OR HER RIGHT OR PRIVILEGE TO PARTICIPATE IN EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES PER THE CONSEQUENCES FOR VIOLATIONS
LISTED BELOW.
It is further understood that any student who voluntarily enters a pre-trial diversion program by his or her signing into the program, WILL NOT BE JUDGED by the Lansing Schools AS GUILTY of the previous pending charges, nor will their entry be construed as an admission of guilt… as it is realized that students may choose the pre-trial program in any extenuating circumstances to avoid the possibility of a court conviction and record of such, regardless of innocence or guilt.
However, such entry into a diversion program WILL COUNT AS AN OFFENSE to the Lansing School’s Good Conduct Rules.
CONSEQUENCES FOR VIOLATIONS:
The student who is involved in any of the Lansing extra-curricular offerings in grades 6–8 or 9–12 WILL HAVE ALL illegal drug, alcohol, and tobacco offenses BE CUMULATIVE AT THE BUILDING LEVEL. Such offenses can be those on school grounds, at school-sponsored activities home or away, or on a student’s free time outside the school day or week.
FIRST OFFENSE: The student participating in extra/co-curricular activities or clubs will receive a 28-CALENDAR DAY SUSPENSION from all activities and a minimum suspension FROM (4) MAJOR ACTIVITIES. Major activities include, but are not limited to, athletic contests, musical events or contests, drama or speech contests/performances, organizational clinics or field trips, prom or other school dances. The determination of what constitutes a major activity will be at the discretion of the principal.
ALL OPTIONS CAN BE CHOSEN TOGETHER OR CHOSEN SINGULARLY.
OPTION B: If the student “self-reports” a violation to the sponsor(s) or the activities director WITHIN ONE (1) SCHOOL DAY of the incident, the suspension will be reduced by seven (7) CALENDAR DAYS from activities, and the MINIMUM number of major activities that must be missed will be lowered by one.
OPTION C: If the student agrees to participate in a school approved evaluation and substance abuse awareness program at the cost of the student or parent/guardian, the student will have a further reduction of days from the suspension time from activities of SEVEN (7) CALENDAR DAYS and the MINIMUM number of major activities that must be missed will be lowered by one WHEN the school receives a student release from the approved evaluator and/or counselor as proof of completion of the evaluation and/or recommended counseling.
Choosing Option B or C DOES NOT GUARANTEE AN ACTUAL REDUCTION OF MAJOR ACTIVITIES TO BE MISSED. THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF ACTIVITIES TO BE MISSED may or may not extend past the reduced number of calendar days. The actual number of activities to be missed is dependent on the school calendar and the number of major activities planned during that time frame.
SECOND OFFENSE: The student participating in extra/co-curricular activities or clubs will result in a 180-CALENDAR DAY SUSPENSION from all extra-curricular activities.
OPTION B: If the student “self-reports” a second violation to the sponsor, sponsor, or activities director WITHIN ONE (1) SCHOOL DAY of the incident, the suspension from extra curricular activities will be reduced BY 45 CALENDAR DAYS.
OPTION C: If the student agrees to participate in a school approved evaluation and substance abuse awareness program, the student will have a further reduction of days from the suspension time from activities BY 45 CALENDAR DAYS.
THIRD OFFENSE: The third offense for a 6–8 or 9–12 student in extra/co-curricular will result in a 365- CALENDAR DAY SUSPENSION from all activities. After a calendar year’s time, a student may be reinstated to extra-curricular activity participation if he/she appears before the principal with a report of substance abuse program completion, counseling documentation, and year of “clean state” living within the law. Upon hearing the report, the principal may elect to reinstate the student for participation in extra-curricular activities.
CARRY OVER: Consequences for violations that occur when there are fewer days in the school year than the consequences call for will “carry over” to the next school year. For example, if the suspension is for 28 days and at least four (4) activities, but there are only 12 days and two (2) activities left in the school year, the suspension will carry over for 16 days and two (2) activities into the next school year. The count will resume with the first scheduled activity of the new school year.
LOSS OF LETTER: All students suspended from their activity/sport season due to breaking the Good Conduct Rules and/or Drug/Alcohol/Tobacco policies, will automatically forfeit their letter.
LOSS OF AWARDS/RECOGNITION/NOMINATIONS: All students suspended from their activity due to breaking the Good Conduct Rules and/or Drug/Alcohol/Tobacco policies, will not be nominated nor supported for any award during that activity/sport season.
This is to include letter awards, local incentive awards, all-conference nominations, all-state nominations, player of the week nominations, etc.
The only exceptions would be those awards decided upon by persons other than sponsors, and the activities director, such as sportscasters, newspaper editors, etc. Awards gained by actual competition (i.e. medals or awards received prior to the violations/suspension) would not be retractable. A violation would not affect the chance for awards during other activities or sport seasons.