Student Code of Conduct 

Introduction Page 2

GO-Wilm Mission Page 2

GO-Wilm Vision Page 2

Core Values Pages 2-3

Culture Mission Page 4

Culture Vision Page 4

Portrait of a Graduate Page 4

Student Behavior Standards Page 5

What is the student code of conduct Pages 5-6

When is the student code of conduct enforced? Page 6

What is a good school environment? Page 6

Who establishes a good school environment? Pages 7-8

School Climate / Environment Pages 8-9

Search and Seizure Policy Page 9

Attendance Policy Pages 9-12

Uniform Policy Page 12

Electronic Device Policy Page 13

Outside Food Delivery Policy Page 13

Transportation Pages 13-14

Culture Systems Pages 15-21

Discrimination Page 22

Due Process: Discipline Pages 22-26

Definitions Pages 26-30

Signatures Page 31

The standards of behavior are important therefore, appropriate student behavior is expected. To ensure that all GO-Wilm students understand how to meet these expectations, we have developed a Code of Conduct that all students are required to follow. This Code of Conduct addresses student interaction with GO-Wilm faculty, staff, and other GO-Wilm students, as well as their individual actions. The following rules apply to all environments that are in school or on the school bus.

GO-Wilm Mission

GO Wilm will create a safe, effective, and innovative learning environment that enables each student to reach his or her greatest potential through high-dosage mentoring.

GO-Wilm Vision

Every Student, Every Day, Engaging, Connecting and Succeeding – No Matter What

Core Values

Students First  Our students are the reason we exist. Each staff member is responsible for our students’ success. Our students’ futures are at stake – we never give up. All our decisions and actions are centered on students.

Straight Talk  We face reality, communicate honestly and respectfully, and hold each other accountable.

We Grow   We know that we are not perfect. We are open to feedback, ask for help, and strive to develop ourselves in our roles to be successful for our students, families, and staff.

Model Excellence  We consistently uphold school-wide expectations. Every day we are in the spotlight, and we always model professionalism. We assume the best and treat one another with respect.

One Team We are in this together. Even when we don’t see eye to eye, we support each other to reach our goals and do what’s best for our students. We do more with less. If it doesn’t work, we fix it. We find a way.

Joy & Humor We like to have fun. We love to laugh. We believe a positive atmosphere helps us achieve more.

SCHOOL CLOSING AND INCLEMENT WEATHER

Our goal at Great Oaks is to minimize interruptions to our school schedule. If the weather or road conditions are unsafe for our students, families, and staff, we will make every effort to alert our families as quickly as possible. Please check the following resources for the most up-to-date news regarding early dismissal, late opening, or school closing due to weather:

Accommodation(s) Documentation: 

Bus Routes:  

Culture Mission

Our mission is to provide our students with both the academic and character-building skills needed to be postsecondary and career ready. As such, positive school culture and restorative practices are an important part of what we do every day. We have exceptionally high expectations for student behavior, and we “sweat the small stuff” because we believe these high standards create a safe, positive, and productive environment for our students. 

GO-Wilm promotes a positive school culture that aims to highly support our students with high expectations and high accountability. Therefore, students who struggle to meet behavioral expectations are provided with support, accountability, and reasonable consequences.

From the moment our students enter the building or log in online, they are expected to act in a way that exemplifies a GO-Wilm student – respectful of themselves and others. The behavior policies and consequences apply to actions of students during school hours before and after school, while on school property, while online, while traveling in vehicles funded by the school, at all school-sponsored events, and when the actions affect the mission or operation of GO-Wilm. Students may also be subject to discipline for serious acts of misconduct, which occur off campus, and/or during non-school hours when the misconduct disrupts the orderly educational process of the school; this also includes incidents of cyberbullying. Additionally, our discipline policies hold all students to high standards. 

We will make thoughtful modifications and provide additional support so that our students receiving special services have the support (consistent with their IEPs and 504 plans) they need to be successful. Through the use of proactive, preventative strategies and a discipline model that promotes restorative justice, we aim to keep all of our students in class all day, every day.

To maintain a safe structured school through the use of inclusiveness, family engagement, and social awareness, in order to cultivate young leaders in our community.

Student Expectations 

GO-Wilm is positive learning environments where students:

The Student Code of Conduct is an official declaration of Great Oaks Charter School – Wilmington which:

The Student Code of Conduct is in force:

Any student who actively hinders an investigation or any student who aids, is involved with the planning, or helps another student in any way in an act that violates the Student Code of Conduct may be subject to disciplinary action.

Additionally, the school administrator is authorized to take disciplinary action when a student’s misconduct to and from school has a harmful effect on the other students or on the orderly educational process.

A good school environment is best described as:

All stakeholders are responsible for contributing to a good school environment by reviewing and observing the rules and regulations which govern our school community. The Student Code of Conduct recognizes the need for a cooperative relationship among students, parents/guardians, and school personnel. This relationship is most productive when:

A good school environment is free from distractions, frictions, disturbances, drugs, weapons, and harassment. It is also the presence of a friendly, yet businesslike, atmosphere in which students and school personnel work cooperatively toward recognized and acceptable goals.

Transitions

Accommodation(s) Documentations 

Students shall be free from unreasonable search and seizure of property as guaranteed by the 4th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. This individual right is balanced by the school’s responsibility to protect the health, safety, and welfare of others. School lockers are school property and may be subjected to search at any time, with or without reasonable suspicion.

1. To privacy in their personal possessions unless the principal or his/her designee has reasonable cause to believe that illegal, harmful, or non-school-related items, such as, but not limited to, electronic or communication devices that are being used to disrupt the educational process or endanger the health, safety, or welfare of others.

1. To not carry or conceal any materials that are illegal and that may disrupt the educational process, or endanger the health, safety, or welfare of others. Students are responsible for the contents of their lockers.

The State of Delaware imposes mandatory school attendance requirements for all public school students. When a student accumulates excessive unexcused absences, the school must refer students for prosecution and subsequent interventions by the Department of Services for Children, Youth, and their Families.  

Our curriculum is rigorous and demanding, so being present every day is essential for students. In order for students to reach their personal best, they must show up on time everyday and make their strongest effort at school. We partner with legal guardians to ensure that their children are present daily, and we ask that you do not allow your child to miss a day except for serious illness or family emergencies.

If your child is unable to attend school, you as the guardian must contact the school no later than 10:15 am. If GO-Wilm doesn’t hear from the parent, the office will send out a daily automated phone call to inform parents their student was absent from school. 

Excused Absences

GO-Wilm may excuse student absences under certain circumstances, including emergencies (non-routine) medical appointments, (routine medical and dental appointments are asked to be scheduled outside of school hours if possible), court subpoenas, or funeral notices. For the absence to be excused, you will need to submit original documentation as proof of absence.

All absences are considered unexcused until GO-Wilm receives the proper documentation. 

Parents/Guardians are to gather and write documentation and students are to submit the written explanation of the reason(s) for an absence within 3 calendar days of the absence. If GO-Wilm does not receive proper documentation within 3 days the absence is permanently counted as an unexcused absence.

All students are expected to be punctual to school. Students who arrive after the late bell are tardy. A student who is tardy or late to school should present a written explanation for the tardiness. An excused tardiness is given when the student provides, at the time of the tardiness, for reasons such as medical illness, medical appointments, or appearance in court. Students should recognize that a written explanation from home does not automatically cause the tardy to be “excused.” An unexcused tardy will be given for such reasons as car trouble, personal business, heavy traffic, child care, needed at home, etc. Students tardy for unexcused reasons will be referred for disciplinary action.

Tardy students will not be admitted into the building if they arrive at school after 10:15 am. Unless they have excused a doctor’s note or an appointment with a note for it to be excused to enter the building. Students who arrive after  10:15 am will not be permitted to come into the building and will be marked absent for the day. Parents/Guardians will be notified and will have to pick students up if they are dropped off.  

EARLY DISMISSAL

Once students arrive on the school grounds, they are not to leave before dismissal time. Students found leaving school without permission will be suspended out of school. Students must receive permission from an administrator to leave the building during school hours.

A parent must use the QR code and l be granted without verification by the parent. (A phone number where parents can be reached must be on the note.) Students that are 18 years of age may not sign themselves out from school.

A child is considered truant if such child is absent from school without a valid excuse for more than three (3) days or an unreasonable amount of intermittent attendance or tardiness without a valid reason. Parents/Guardians who allow their children to be truant are subject to a fine of up to $300 and/or imprisonment for up to ten (10) days for the first offense; a fine of up to $500 and/or imprisonment for up to twenty (20) days for the second offense; and a fine of up to $1,150 and/or imprisonment for up to thirty (30) days for each subsequent offense.

Policy for Unit Count & Re-Entry

Families who wish for their student(s) to attend Great Oaks Charter School must first complete an application and be enrolled. The student’s attendance during the State of Delaware’s designated “Unit Count” window confirms the student’s enrollment and active participation in school programming. If the student does not attend school at Great Oaks Charter School during the Unit Count window, they will not be counted as a Great Oaks student in the State of Delaware unit count. If a student who was not counted then wishes to re-enroll at Great Oaks, they must follow the Great Oaks Re-Entry Procedure outlined in the “Policy for Unit Count & Re-Entry Policy” in order to be re-enrolled. 

Great Oaks Charter School’s dress code policy is in place to ensure that the focus at school is on learning and to encourage school unity. Dress code is required on all regular school days (unless we have a scheduled special dress-down day), in addition, standards of decency still prevail. Student dress may vary with instructional activity and the physical conditions in the school. It is the goal of the Great Oaks Charter School to ensure our students practice professional manner of dress; therefore, the following examples of inappropriate dress are based upon administrative judgment and apply to all students.

If inappropriate dress continues, students will be disciplined using the rules and regulations outlined by the Student Handbook. Students will be required to change clothing to meet appropriate status.

RIGHTS

Students have the right to dress and groom as they choose, provided they do not disrupt the educational environment, endanger the health and safety of themselves or others, or violate the established guidelines.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Students have the responsibility to follow established guidelines by dressing and grooming in a manner that shows cleanliness, promotes safety, and respects the rights of others.

An electronic device of any kind should not be seen or heard. 

We understand the importance of having a cell phone/electronic device and many of our scholars have them. We also understand that many parents/guardians have financial responsibility for those cell phones/electronic devices. Therefore, we want to create a mutual level of respect in our community to maximize the learning experience for our scholars so that these devices don’t cause a distraction during the school day. We understand that emergencies happen but we ask that parents/guardians call the school directly and not a student’s cell phone / electronic device so they are not penalized for answering their parents/guardians call.

Exceptions for usage in school

Rules for usage in school during the school day

Consequences for Cell Phone/Electronic Device Refusal

*Note: GO-WIL is not responsible for loss, theft, or damage to a student’s communication device. Please do not bring items of value to school.

Per the Community Education Building (CEB) and the healthy foods program from the State of Delaware Department of Education, students are not permitted to have food delivered to the building at any time. Students can however bring their own lunch with them in the morning when arriving at school. Outside food delivery is prohibited for students as they can not compete with the food being provided.

All food and drink must be consumed in the cafeteria. Only bottled water is permitted in the classroom. You may not carry food and/or bottled drinks into hallways and classrooms. Tables should be left clean. Trash and trays should be disposed of appropriately. No food deliveries are permitted.

Students are not permitted to ride the elevator during the school day. They must transition by way of the stairs. Students who need to ride the elevator must present documentation from?

Students should arrive at their assigned bus stop 10 minutes prior to pick-up time to ensure they do not miss the school bus.

1. Keep the bus aisles clear. Students’ belongings should be in the bus seat. The aisle must be kept clear so that the bus driver can see out the rear window and so students boarding can walk through the aisle easily when they have reached their bus stop. All students must remain seated at all times while on the bus.

2. Keep our voices at Level 2 – Soft or Table Voices. Students should speak at a level similar to a busy airport to ensure safety and security on the bus so that everyone can hear information from the bus driver at all times. 

3. Stay seated until the bus comes to a complete stop before exiting at the bus stop or arriving at school where administrators are waiting to greet everyone. Students should stay seated while the bus is moving to ensure everyone’s safety. 

4. Students must be seated in assigned seats at all times. 

5. Most importantly, the Great Oaks Code of Conduct applies on all Great Oaks buses. Students are expected to uphold the code of conduct and be respectful to fellow students, as well as any adults on the school bus. 

1st Offense:      Write up/phone call home. 

2nd Offense:     Write up/phone call home/Mandatory Parent/Guardian Conference

3rd Offense:      2-3 day bus suspension and Mandatory Parent/Guardian conference 

4th Offense:     3-5 day bus suspension Mandatory Parent/Guardian conference and transportation   contract.

5th Offense:      Expulsion from the bus for the remainder of the school year. 

The Dean of Students reserves the right to adjust consequences on a case-by-case basis. The family of the student is responsible for the student’s transportation during a bus suspension. The bus suspension includes all bus transportation daily, trips and athletics.

Restorative Approach

All members of a school community bring with them their diverse abilities, interests, viewpoints, family, and cultural backgrounds. These differences can be a source of great energy and strength when members of the community value and respect one another. Using restorative practices to foster positive interpersonal and intergroup relations and address inappropriate behavior when it occurs is a cornerstone of a progressive approach to discipline.

A restorative approach to discipline changes the fundamental questions that are asked when a behavioral incident occurs. Instead of asking who is to blame and how those engaged in the misbehavior will be punished, a restorative approach asks the following questions:

Types of Restorative Approaches 

Dean Referrals 

Beyond earning deductions for minor/low-level misbehavior, students may earn dean referrals or “level 2’s” for more serious misbehavior. Dean referrals are reserved for student actions that jeopardize the emotional and/or physical safety of a student, a staff member, or the learning environment. At GO-Wilm we empower our teachers to keep all students in class; however, students who are constantly disruptive in the learning environment may be removed with a dean referral. 

Behavior referrals are broken up into three categories:

Behavior Referral Redirections 

If a student receives a dean referral, the guardian will be contacted by a GO-WIL culture team member on the same day of the incident. The student will receive a redirection/next step for the incident. The severity of these redirections will vary based on the incident. Educators must enter referrals before culture team members can process the incident.

Disciplinary Hearing (DH)

Student and family meet with Dean of Culture and/or Principal or Executive Director and Dean to determine 1 of the 4 possible outcomes:

1) Return immediately without restriction and a written reflection. 

2) Return on contract

3) Return after additional suspension on contract

4) Recommended for expulsion 

Interactions with GO-Wilm Faculty and Staff

Interactions with Other Go-Wilm Users

Appropriate Use of the Internet

Disciplinary Action

Violations to the GO-Wilm Student Code of Conduct will initiate the following procedure:

This includes the use of race, color, creed, national origin, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, or disability as a basis for treating another person in a negative manner.

BULLYING POLICY

The law requires each school district to have a policy that:

Disciplinary hearings serve as “informal hearings”. Disciplinary hearings are designed to bring forth all relevant information regarding disciplinary and academic problems facing the student. Disciplinary hearings also provide an opportunity for students, their parents/guardians, and school officials to discuss the incident involving the student and strategies for avoiding future problems.

The outcomes of such a hearing may include: 

Steps to ensure due process include:

In-School Suspensions
Students may be assigned in-school suspensions as a result of disciplinary action. The process will be as follows:

1st offense

2nd offense

3rd offense

Due process includes the following steps.

Suspensions
A suspension is a student’s exclusion from school for a period of one (1) to no more than ten (10) consecutive school days. Suspensions may be assigned by a member of the Culture Team. Students have the responsibility to make up exams and work missed while suspended and shall be permitted to complete assignments within Board-determined guidelines. Due process includes the following steps.

EXPULSION
An expulsion is exclusion from school by the leadership team for a period exceeding ten (10) consecutive school days and may result in permanent expulsion from the school rolls. Since an education is a statutory right, students shall be afforded due process if they are to be excluded from school. A team decision is required to expel a student. To ensure a fair team hearing, GO-Wilm Leadership team has designated Team Hearing Examiners to represent GO-Wilm in discipline matters. Hearing Examiners make a recommendation to the team. The Team ultimately decides whether a student will be expelled. Due process includes the following steps.

Expulsion Hearing Requirements

A formal hearing is required in all expulsion actions. The hearing is conducted by an appointed Hearing Examiner by the Team. The Hearing Examiner solicits evidence from the school, the student, and parents/guardians to gather the facts surrounding each incident. Based on these facts, the Hearing Examiner writes a report. The report states whether the student has violated the Disciplinary Code of Conduct and recommends a disciplinary outcome for the student, ranging from a dismissal of the case to a permanent expulsion.

The report is presented to the Leadership team at its next meeting. The Team has the power to adopt, modify, or reject the report made by the Hearing Examiner. A majority vote of the Team confirming the recommendation of the Expulsion Hearing is required to expel a student.

Parents/guardians will be notified once the Team has made its decision, informed of the legal right to appeal at that time, and informed of any timelines governing such appeal.

The following due process requirements shall be observed.

If Expelled: Students who are under seventeen (17) years of age are still subject to the compulsory school attendance law following an expulsion and shall be provided an education. The initial responsibility for providing the required education rests with the student’s parents/guardians through placement in another school, tutorial or correspondence study, or another educational program approved by the Principal. Within thirty (30) days of action by the governing board, the parents/guardians shall submit to GO-Wim written evidence that the required education is being provided as described above or that they are unable to do so. If the parents/guardians are unable to provide the required education, GO-Wilm shall, within ten (10) days of receipt of the notification, make a provision for the student’s education. A student with a disability shall be provided educational services as required by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. In the case of non-compliance with the approved educational program, GO-Wilm may take action in accordance to ensure that the child will receive a proper education.

Students with Disabilities or Section 504 Services and Disciplinary Actions

Students who have been identified as eligible for special education services and/or Section 504 services have additional protections within the student discipline process.

Prior to a Disciplinary Change of Placement for a student with a disability, the IEP team must conduct a Manifestation Determination Meeting. The general purpose of the manifestation determination review is for the IEP team to determine whether the behavior for which the child is being disciplined is directly related to their disability or if the school failed to implement the student’s IEP. If it is related or if they did fail to implement the IEP, then the school cannot proceed with the proposed disciplinary change of placement. 

A disciplinary change of placement occurs if:

The school can remove the student from their educational placement for up to ten (10) days without having to hold a manifestation determination review. During these first ten (10) days, the school does not have to provide the student with regular education or special education and related services unless it would provide those services to a non-disabled student in the same situation.

Additionally, under very specific conditions (weapons, illicit substances, or serious bodily harm), the school may unilaterally remove a student for up to forty-five (45) days.

DEFINITIONS OF TERMS FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION

Behavioral Contract: A written agreement among a student, the student’s parent/guardian, and an administrator, which specifically states the conditions that, unless met, will result in further disciplinary action and possibly a recommendation for expulsion/ due process.

Denial of Bus Transportation: The temporary or permanent loss of bus transportation for failure to follow the Bus Safety Rules and bus regulations. A school administrator or designee is responsible for issuing bus suspensions. During the denial of school bus transportation, parents/guardians are responsible for transporting the student to school.

Detention: An established time when a student is detained in a supervised area.

Disciplinary Probation: A condition whereby a student must fulfill specific commitments and/or be denied certain privileges until behavior improves.

Disciplinary Hearing (DH): A formal discipline hearing held at the district level by the Director of School Culture or designee. These hearings are held when a student commits an offense or offenses that may result in expulsion.

Exclusion: Including but not limited to temporary removal from a school event or activity (e.g., sporting events, school activities, club participation).

Expulsion: The exclusion of a student from his/her regular school program for a period determined by the GO-Wilm not to exceed 180 school days. A student who is expelled shall be denied attendance at any school or facility except students who have been expelled from their regular school program and are placed in an alternative school/program facility.

Mandatory Parent/Guardian Conference (MPC): A formal discussion in-person after multiple offenses or as determined by the Dean of students/designee.

Manifestation Determination Disciplinary Hearing (MDDH): A formal discipline hearing held for students with specialized services at the district level by the Director of School Culture, Dean of Specialized Services  or designee. These hearings are held when a student determines if offense or offenses that may result in expulsion as not being a manifestation of their IEP.

Out of School Suspension (OSS): The temporary removal of a student from school and/or activities for a period of time. Work Assignment: An assigned task that must be completed by the student.

Parent/Guardian Contact: A verbal and/or written communication with a parent/guardian.

Readmission Conference: A required conference in conjunction with each suspension in a format mutually agreeable to the administration and parent/guardian.

Referral to Alternative Program: A recommendation of a student to be placed in a program outside of the school setting.

Removal from Class: The removal of a student from class for a period of time when the student’s conduct is disruptive and reasonable efforts to resolve were unsuccessful. The student must be sent to a supervised area designated by the administrator.

Reprimand: A verbal or written warning of unacceptable behavior.

School/ Agency Counseling: A process which takes place in a one-to-one or a small group setting between student(s) and a qualified professional(s).

UNIFORM DEFINITIONS FOR STUDENT CONDUCT

The following definitions shall be used whenever a school district or charter school uses such conduct as a basis for alternative placement or expulsion of a student:

Abusive language (S0301): a harsh, violent, profane or derogatory language which would demean the dignity of an individual and which shall also include profanity and racial, ethnic or sexist slurs. 

Arson: A person recklessly or intentionally damages a building by intentionally starting a fire or causing an explosion.

Assault III(C0201): (1) A person intentionally or recklessly causes physical injury to another person; or (2) With criminal negligence the person causes physical injury to another person by means of a Deadly Weapon or a Dangerous Instrument.

Attorney General’s Report (Juvenile Arrest Warrant and Complaint): The Department of Justice’s report of out-of-school criminal conduct, regardless of jurisdiction, which shows disregard for the health, safety and welfare of others, including, but not limited to acts of violence, weapons offenses, and Drug offenses.

Bullying(D0701): Any intentional written, electronic, verbal or physical act or actions against another student, school volunteer or school employee that a reasonable person under the circumstances should know will have the effect of: (1) Placing a student, school volunteer or school employee in reasonable fear of substantial harm to his or her emotional or physical well-being or substantial damage to his or her property; or (2) Creating a hostile, threatening, humiliating or abusive educational environment due to the pervasiveness or persistence of actions or due to a power differential between the bully and the target; or (3) Interfering with a student having a safe school environment that is necessary to facilitate educational performance, opportunities or benefits; or (4) Perpetuating bullying by inciting, soliciting or coercing an individual or group to demean, dehumanize, embarrass or cause emotional, psychological or physical harm to another student, school volunteer or school employee.

Burglary (C0135, C0130): Unauthorized entry of any locked area of the school environment during or after school; including, but not limited to, rooms, classrooms, auditorium, gym, shops, offices, lockers, cabinets and vehicles with the intention of committing a criminal offense.

Careless and Reckless Behavior (S0107): Unintentional behavior that threatens to or cause injury or property damage or intentional behavior that causes or may cause unintentional injury or property damage.

Cheating/Plagiarism (S0141): Fraudulent deception in preparing or presenting course work or class assignments as a student’s own work when it is not. This includes but is not limited to: (1) copying another student’s work, (2) unauthorized use of notes or sharing answers during a test, (3) presenting another person’s work as one’s own, (4) presenting quotations, words, or ideas without proper references or credit (plagiarism), or (5) using work from any other source (e.g., AI-generated text) without appropriate citations.

Criminal Drug Offense, Commission of: The Commission by a student of the unlawful Possession, Distribution, or use of Alcohol, a Drug, a Drug-Like Substance, and/or Drug Paraphernalia.

Criminal Deadly Weapons/Dangerous Instrument, Possession of: The Commission by a student of an offense prohibited by 11 Del.C. §§1442–1458 inclusive. 11 Del. C. §1457(j)(5). § 1457 Possession of a weapon in a Safe School and Recreation Zone; class D, E, or F felony; class A or B misdemeanor. (j) The penalty for possession of a weapon in a Safe School and Recreation Zone shall be: (5) In the event that an elementary or secondary school student possesses a firearm or other deadly weapon in a Safe School and Recreation Zone in addition to any other penalties contained in this section, the student shall be expelled by the local school board or charter school board of directors for a period of not less than 180 days unless otherwise provided for in federal or state law. The local school board or charter school board of directors may, on a case by case basis, modify the terms of the expulsion.

Criminal Mischief (Vandalism) (D0301): A student, in the school environment, intentionally or recklessly: (1) damages tangible property of another person or entity; or (2) tampers with tangible property of another person so as to endanger person or property. If damages result in repair valued at $50.00 or more, the student is responsible for the cost.

Criminal Sexual Offense, Commission of: The Commission by a student of an offense prohibited by 11 Del.C. §§763 through780, inclusive, or §§1108 through 1112A, inclusive, or §1352(2) or §1353.

Cyberbullying: The use of uninvited and unwelcome electronic communication directed at an identifiable student or group of students, through means other than face-to-face interaction, which (1) interferes with a student’s physical well-being; or (2) is threatening or intimidating; or (3) is so severe, persistent, or pervasive that it is reasonably likely to limit a student’s ability to participate in or benefit from the educational programs of the school district or charter school. Communication shall be considered to be directed at an identifiable student or group of students if it is sent directly to that student or group, or posted in a medium that the speaker knows is likely to be available to a broad audience within the school community.

Dangerous Instrument(s), Possession, Concealment, Sale of: The unauthorized Possession/ concealment/ sale by a student in the School Environment of any instrument, article or substance which is readily capable of causing serious physical injury or death.

Deadly Weapon(s), Possession, Concealment, Sale of: The Possession, concealment, or sale of a Deadly Weapon in the School Environment.

Defiance (S0081, S0201, S0211, S0221, S0231): A verbal or non-verbal refusal to immediately comply with a reasonable request from school personnel, or refusal to identify oneself at the request of school personnel, and/or refusal to comply with disciplinary action.

Disorderly Conduct: Conduct in the School Environment which causes public inconvenience, annoyance or alarm or creates a risk thereof by: engaging in fighting or violent tumultuous or threatening behavior or making an unreasonable noise or an offensively coarse utterance or gesture or display or addressing, abusive language to any person present.

DISRUPTION OF THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS (S0091): Behavior that produces distractions, frictions, or disturbances that seriously or repeatedly interfere with the effective functioning of the teacher, the student, or the class or any school activity or the orderly operation of the school.

Drugs and/or Alcohol and/or Drug Paraphernalia, Distribution of: The sale, transfer, or Distribution in school, on school property, or on school field trip of Drugs or Alcohol.

Drug and/or Alcohol and/or Drug Paraphernalia, Use and/or Possession of: In the School Environment, a student unlawfully Possesses, Uses or is under the influence of Alcohol, a Drug, Drug Paraphernalia, or any substance or paraphernalia consistent with the definitions of these substances or paraphernalia.

EXTORTION (C0141): To obtain or attempt to obtain money, goods, services, or information from another by force or the threat of force.

FAILURE TO SERVE DETENTION (S0221): Detentions are required time obligations to be served during lunch or after school with the dean/teacher.The student is obligated to serve unless properly excused by the person who assigned the detention.

Felony Theft ($1,500 or more): (1) When a person takes, exercises control over or obtains property of another person intending to deprive that person of it or appropriate it; or (2) When a person, in any capacity, legally receives, takes, exercises control over or obtains property of another which is the subject of Theft, and fraudulently converts the property to the person’s own use. The Theft is considered a felony when the value of the property received, retained, or disposed of is $1,500 or more or the victim is 62 years of age or older, or an “adult who is impaired” as defined in § 3902(2) of Title 31, or a “person with a disability” as defined in § 3901(a)(2) of Title 12.

Fighting (D1101): Any aggressive physical altercation between two or more individuals. Gambling: Participation in games of chance for money or other things of value.

FORGERY (S0321, S0322): Falsely or fraudulently signing or altering a document such as hall pass, early dismissal note, progress report, absence excuse, etc. Forgery shall also include impersonating another student or falsely identifying oneself or others.

INFLAMMATORY ACTIONS / HARASSMENT / HAZING (S0104 (DISRESPECT OR INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR TO A STAFF MEMBER) OR S0105 (DISRESPECT OR INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR TO A STUDENT): Any actions or statements made with the intent to harass, annoy, or alarm another person which: (1) insults, taunts, or challenges the other person, or (2) is a cause of alarming or distressing conduct which serves no legitimate purpose and is done in a manner which the actor knows is likely to provoke a violent or disorderly response or cause a reasonable person to suffer fear, alarm, or distress.

INSTIGATION (S0302): Behavior which is likely to incite or produce aggressive or physical conflict between two or more individuals.

LEAVING SCHOOL WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION (S0051): Once a student arrives at the school campus, he/she may not leave unless authorized to do so, until the end of the student’s scheduled day. The parking lot is off-limits during school hours. Returning to school after leaving without permission may be considered reasonable suspicion to conduct a search.

Medications, Inappropriate Use or Possession of: Possessing or using Nonprescription Medication or Prescription Drugs of any type in the School Environment in violation of 14 DE Admin. Code 612.

Misuse of Technology: (1) The use of school technology equipment in: (a) Soliciting, using, receiving or sending pornographic or obscene material; or (b) Accessing unauthorized email; or (2) The unauthorized downloading and/or installing of files; or (3) Intentionally damaging technology equipment in the School Environment; or (4) A situation in which a student deliberately: (a) Tampers with, damages, alters, accesses, crashes, or corrupts the computer/communications system in the School Environment resulting in the loss or corruption of information or the ability of the system to operate; or (b) In any way disrupts or degrades the school or GO-Wilm’s technology infrastructure.

Offensive Touching (D0801, D0802): Intentionally touching another person either with a member of his or her body or with any instrument, knowing that the person is thereby likely to cause offense or alarm to such other person; or Intentionally striking another person with saliva, urine, feces or any other bodily fluid, knowing that the person is thereby likely to cause offense or alarm to such other person.

POSSESSION AND/OR CONCEALING OF WEAPONS (27A, 27B, 27E, 27F): Possessing or concealing, on school property or on the school bus, articles commonly used or designed to inflict bodily harm or to intimidate other persons, including laser pointers or any object that could shine a laser beam, or using in an aggressive manner articles commonly designated for other purposes. Live ammunition, look-alike weapons, incendiary devices, or explosive items are included in this definition.

SMOKING/VAPING (D1401): Display, use, dispensing, or selling of tobacco products, including snuff, chewing tobacco, electronic cigarette(s), or smoking/vaping paraphernalia by all students is prohibited in school buildings, on school grounds, and on school buses at any time.

TERRORISTIC THREATENING (STUDENT: D0901 OR STAFF: D0902): *Consultation with Student Services required
1. A person threatens to cause serious harm or injury to person or property; or

2.A person commits an act with intent of causing an individual to believe that the individual has been exposed to a substance that will cause the individual death or serious injury.

SEVERE CLAUSE, SECURITY/SAFETY THREAT: When a person makes a false statement or statements: (1) knowing that the statement or statements are likely to cause evacuation in the school environment; (2) knowing that the statement or statements are likely to cause serious inconvenience in the school environment; (3) in reckless disregard of the risk of causing terror or serious inconvenience in the school environment; or (4) a person threatens to commit any crime likely to result in death or in serious injury to person or property.

Unacceptable Behavior & Corrective Disciplinary Consequences

Level One

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

By signing the Statement of Understanding students and parents/guardians are made responsible for being well versed in our discipline procedures.

As an important stakeholder at Great Oaks Charter School Wilmington, I acknowledge that I will adhere to the expectations outlined in this Culture Student Code of Conduct and understand the measures of redirection outlined could result in a number of outcomes. By signing this I agree to uphold these expectations:

Student Name (Please Print) _________________________________________________________

Student Signature/ Date _______________________________________________________________

Parent Name (Please Print) ____________________________________________________________

 Parent Signature/Date _______________________________________________________________ 

Telephone # _________________________________ Email _________________________________

Grade Level __________________________ 

Principal SIgnature: ____________________________________ Date: ___________

Culture Signature: _____________________________________ Date: ___________

In order to assure the school staff that all concerned persons are familiar with the information in this student/parent handbook, we ask that each student share this handbook with their parents/guardians. Parents/guardians and students are required to indicate with their signatures below that a copy has been received and read thoroughly. (Please sign, remove from the book, and return to the front office.)