• Middle School Student Tobacco Possession/Use 

    POSSESSION

    1st Offense: 1-day ISS and citation

    2nd Offense: 1-day OSS and citation

    3rd Offense: 3 days of OSS, citation, and required completion of a tobacco cessation program

    4th Offense: 5 days of OSS, citation and possible recommendation for expulsion

    USE

    1st Offense: 3 days of OSS and citation

    2nd Offense: 5 days of OSS, citation, and required completion of a tobacco cessation program

    3rd Offense: 10 days of OSS, citation, and required completion of a tobacco cessation program

    4th Offense: Progressive discipline, up to and including, permanent expulsion from Highlands School District

    Discipline shall be issued in conformance with formal due process proceedings required by law and the timelines/procedures outlined in Board policy 233: Suspension and Expulsion.

    Consequences may be adjusted on a case by case basis by an administrator in extreme circumstances.

    Any student assigned an ISS or OSS must be provided the opportunity to complete any missed work.

    Suspensions of 3 or more days and all expulsions will result in a mandatory readmission meeting with administration, the student and a parent/guardian to determine if the student is able to return to Highlands School District, and if so, what program will they attend.