XVI. Dissemination and Review

A. Dissemination of Code of Conduct

The board will work to ensure that the community is aware of this code of conduct by:

  1. Providing copies of a summary of the code to all students at a general assembly held at the beginning of each school year.
  2. Making copies of the code available to all parents at the beginning of the school year.
  3. Mailing a summary of the code of conduct written in plain language to all parents of students attending BOCES programs before the beginning of the school year and making this summary available later upon request.
  4. Providing all current teachers and other staff members with a copy of the code and a copy of any amendments to the code as soon as practicable after adoption.
  5. Providing all new employees with a copy of the current code of conduct when they are first hired.
  6. Making copies of the code available for review by students, parents and other community members.

The code of conduct will be posted on the BOCES website.

The board will sponsor an in-service education program for all BOCES staff members to ensure the effective implementation of the code of conduct. The district superintendent may solicit the recommendations of BOCES staff, particularly teachers and administrators, regarding in-service programs pertaining to the management and discipline of students.

The board of education will review this code of conduct every year and update it as necessary. In conducting the review, the board will consider how effective the code’s provisions have been and whether the code has been applied fairly and consistently.

The board may appoint an advisory committee to assist in reviewing the code and the BOCES response to code of conduct violations. The committee will be made up of representatives of student, teacher, administrator and parent organizations; BOCES safety personnel; and other BOCES personnel.

Before adopting any revisions to the code, the board will hold at least one public hearing at which BOCES personnel, parents, students and any other interested party may participate.

The code of conduct and any amendments to it will be filed with the Commissioner no later than 30 days after adoption.

Education Law § 2801(4) and (5)
8 NYCRR § 100.2(1)(ii)(p) and (iii)

Dutchess County BOCES: Code of Conduct
  1. Introduction
  2. Definitions
  3. Student Rights and Responsibilities
  4. Essential Partners
  5. Student Dress Code
  6. Prohibited Student Conduct
  7. Reporting Violations
  8. Discipline
  9. Alternative Instruction
  10. Discipline of Students with Disabilities
  11. Corporal Punishment
  12. Alternative Procedures
  13. Student Searches and Interrogations
  14. Visitors to the BOCES
  15. Public Conduct on BOCES Poroperty
  16. Dissemination and Review

Appendix A:
Interim Alternative Educational Settings

Appendix B:
Provision of Educational Services to Students with Disabilities Suspended or Removed

Appendix C:
CSE Responsibilities for Functional Behavioral Assessments and Behavioral Intervention Plans

Appendix D:
Procedures for Determining If a Student is a Student Presumed to Have a Disability for Discipline Purposes