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The Rondout Valley Central School District is committed to maintaining high standards of education for students in the schools. Because the District believes that order and discipline are essential to being educated effectively, the District is also committed to creating and maintaining high behavioral standards and expectations. An orderly educational environment requires that everyone in the school community play a role in contributing to an effective environment. It also requires the development and implementation of a code of discipline that clearly defines individual responsibilities, describes unacceptable behavior, and provides for appropriate disciplinary options and responses. It is the responsibility of the district to make available the code of conduct to all employees, parents and students.

The District believes that order and discipline must be a shared responsibility between
school, home and community. This Code of Conduct was developed in collaboration with
student, teacher, administrator and parent organizations and other school personnel. Finally, it is our belief that, to be effective, such a code must:

identify, recognize and emphasize acceptable behavior;

identify, recognize and prevent unacceptable behavior;

promote self-discipline;

consider the welfare of the individual as well as that of the school community as a whole;

promote a close working relationship between parents/guardians and the school staff,

distinguish between minor and serious offenses, as well as between first time and repeated offenses;

provide disciplinary responses that are appropriate to the misbehavior;

outline procedures to ensure that it is administered in a way that is fair, firm, reasonable, and consistent;

encourage a high regard for every person’s right to reasonable hearing procedures and due process when accused of misconduct;

comply with the provisions of federal, state and local laws, as well as the guidelines
and directives of the New York State Department of Education and the Board of Regents.