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Glenbard Township High School District 87
Policy 7:240-R1
Students
Administrative Procedure – Code of Conduct for Extracurricular Activities
This Code of Conduct applies to all school-sponsored activities that are neither part of an academic class nor otherwise carry credit or a grade. Sponsors shall create a roster of students who are members or participants in an extracurricular activity and maintain attendance records. The goal of the extracurricular program is to provide opportunities for students to pursue interests and develop life skills beyond the classroom. An additional goal of the athletic program is to develop the physical skills of student athletes, which will allow them to compete to the best of their ability within the School Board policies and the by-laws of any association of which the school is a member. Members must conduct themselves at all times, including after school and on days school is not in session, as good citizens and exemplars of their school -
they must behave in ways that are consistent with good sportsmanship, leadership, and appropriate moral conduct. They are expected to demonstrate good citizenship and exemplary conduct in the classroom, in the community, and during all facets of the activity.
The Code of Conduct below describes the expectations and goals of the extracurricular and athletic programs. This Code does not contain a complete list of inappropriate behaviors for students in extracurricular activities and athletics. This Code of Conduct will be enforced 365 days a year, 24 hours a day. A student may be excluded from activities or competition while the school is conducting an investigation regarding that student’s conduct.
Students and their parents/guardians are encouraged to seek assistance from the student assistance program regarding alcohol or other drug problems. Family-referrals or self-referrals will be taken into consideration in determining consequences for Code of Conduct violations.
Code of Conduct
A student participating in an activity or athletic program will be subject to disciplinary action if he or she violates this Code of Conduct for Extracurricular Activities. Violations will be treated cumulatively, with disciplinary penalties increasing with subsequent violations.
The student shall not:
1. Violate the District’s policies or procedures on student discipline.
2. Use, possess, transfer, arrange to transfer, sell, purchase or be under the influence of :
 a beverage containing alcohol (except for religious purposes);
any illegal or controlled substance;
unlawful drugs;
“look-alike” drugs;
Any other substance not prescribed for the student that is used or typically intended to be used to achieve a high or altered mental or physical state; or
Any paraphernalia which is used or customarily intended for use in the administration of any of the substances referenced above.
3. Use tobacco in any form.
4. Use, possess, buy, sell, barter, or distribute any object that is or could be considered a weapon or any item that is a “look alike” weapon. This prohibition does not prohibit legal use of weapons in cooking and in sports, such as archery, martial arts practice, target shooting, hunting, and skeet.
5. Attend a party or other gathering and/or ride in a vehicle where alcoholic beverages and/or controlled substances are being consumed by minors.
6. Act in an unsportsmanlike manner.
7. Vandalize or steal.
8. Haze other students.
9. Violate the written rules for the activity or sport.
10. Behave in a manner that is detrimental to the good of the group or school.
11. Be insubordinate or disrespectful toward the activity’s sponsors or team’s coaching staff.
12. Falsify any information contained on any permit or permission form required by the activity or sport.
A “look-alike” is any substance or item which is not, but reasonably appears to be, or is represented to be, the real substance or item. Examples include:
A toy gun which is very difficult to distinguish, except upon close examination, from an actual gun;
A green leafy plant material which is not, but is claimed, believed, or intended to appear to be marijuana; and
A white powdered substance which is not, but is claimed, believed, or intended to appear to be a toxic chemical or biological agent.
Due Process Procedures
Students who are accused of violating the Code of Conduct for Extracurricular Activities are entitled to the following due process:
1. The student should be advised of the disciplinary infraction with which he or she is being charged.
2. The student shall be entitled to a hearing before an appropriate administrator.
3. The student will be able to respond to any charges leveled against him or her.
4. The student may provide any additional information he or she wishes for the administrator to consider.
5. The administrator, with the help of other staff members if needed, may interview material witnesses or others with evidence concerning the case.
6. If the administrator finds, after reviewing the evidence, that the violation occurred, he or she will impose sanctions on the student, as follows:
a. Sanctions for violations other than drug and alcohol will be based on the nature of the offense and the number of offenses, and may include suspension from all activities or sports:
A specified period of time or percentage of events, competitions, or practices.
The remainder of the season or for the next season. The remainder of the student’s high school career.
b. Sanctions for alcohol and other drug violations will be based on the following:
First violation:
Use, possession, buying, selling, bartering, or distributing: A suspension of one third of the total number of performances, activities, or competitions or the remainder of the season, whichever is shorter. This penalty will be reduced if the student successfully completes a school-approved chemical awareness program.
Attendance at a party or riding in a vehicle where alcoholic beverages and/or controlled substances are being consumed: A suspension of one sixth of the total number of performances, activities or competitions, or the remainder of the season, whichever is shorter.
The student will be required to practice with the group, regardless of the violation (unless suspended or expelled from school).
Second violation:
Use, possession, buying, selling, bartering, or distributing: A suspension of 12 weeks or 1 season, including suspension from all performances, activities, or competitions during this period. To participate again in any activities, the student must successfully participate in and complete a school-approved alcohol and other drug abuse assessment and follow all recommendations from that assessment.
Attendance at a party or riding in a vehicle where alcoholic beverages and/or controlled substances are being consumed: A suspension of one third of the season and all extracurricular group performances, activities, or competitions during this period.
The student may be required to practice with the group (unless suspended or expelled from school).
Third violation:
Use, possession, buying, selling, bartering, or distributing: A suspension from extracurricular activities for the remainder of the student’s high school career.
Attendance at a party or riding in a vehicle where alcoholic beverages and/or controlled substances are being consumed: A suspension of one calendar year from the date of the suspension, including all extracurricular activities during this period.
7. The administrator will make a written report of his or her decision and rationale. The student may appeal the decision to the Building Principal.
All students remain subject to the School Board’s student discipline policy and/or the school’s student handbook and the disciplinary measures listed in them.
DATED: April 11, 2005
REVIEWED: November 21, 2005
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