BP 5131.4

Students

 

Campus Disturbances

 

The Governing Board recognizes that all school staff must be prepared to cope with campus disturbances and to minimize the risks they entail. Staff should be especially sensitive to conditions that foster racial conflict, student protests, or gang intimidation and confrontations.

 

The Superintendent or designee shall establish at each school a disturbance response plan for curbing disruptions which create disorder and may lead to riots, violence or vandalism at school or school-sponsored events.

 

The Superintendent or designee shall consult with law enforcement authorities to plan for police support during school disruptions. Each school's disturbance response plan shall address the role of law enforcement. When a disturbance directly threatens students or staff, the Superintendent or designee has the authority to call in law enforcement personnel for assistance and may dismiss school.

 

Students who participate in disturbances may be subject to disciplinary action.

 

Legal Reference:

            EDUCATION CODE

            32210                         Willful disturbance of public school or meeting

            32211                         Threatened disruption or interference with classes

            35294-35294.5         School safety plans

            38000-38005            Security patrols

            44810                         Willful interference with classroom conduct

            44811                         Disruption of classwork or school activities

            48907                         Student exercise of free expression

            PENAL CODE

            403-420                     Crimes against the public peace, especially:

            415                             Fighting; noise; offensive words

            415.5                          Disturbance of peace of school

            416                             Assembly to disturb peace; refusal to disperse

            626-626.10                Crimes on school grounds

            627-627.7                  Access to school premises

 

Adopted: 6/18/86

Revised:  2/10/99, 5/10/06