Attack on a Student

402 - Attack on a Student

Physically pushing, hitting, or otherwise attacking another student. Consideration would need to be made to the age, grade, developmental level, prior offenses, intentionality, and circumstances in determining an appropriate course of action and consequence.

  • Schools should consider multiple factors, including:

    • whether student acted in the heat of the moment, as opposed to planning ahead

    • whether student was verbally provoked

    • whether student was acting in self-defense

    • whether student was intervening in fight

    • the student’s age

    • whether fighting is persistent or habitual

  • Apply extended suspension and expulsion only to grades 6-12.

  • Level 5: If the school administrator decides to request an expulsion conference, the school administrator or designee must contact the Department of Student Services within two (2) days of the alleged offense to request an expulsion conference.

Level 1-3

Shoving, pushing, or otherwise being physically aggressive toward another student.

Level 2-4

Engaging in an attack (which may be small, spontaneous, and short, and/or result only in minor, cuts, scrapes, bruises).

Level 3-5

Intentionally engaging in an attack, which may be large, pre-planned, extended, and/or resulting in major injuries like a broken limb or otherwise especially serious based on the listed factors.