Code of Conduct
It is the intent of the Kennewick School District to provide a safe, productive, positive, and disruption-free learning environment.
- Assault or Causing Injury: A student shall not threaten or attempt to cause injury either physically or verbally intentionally behave in such a way as could reasonably be expected to cause injury to any person.
- Cheating or Plagiarism: A student shall not intentionally obtain test or assignment questions and/or answers and homework through fraudulent means and shall not plagiarize any published materials, whether in hard-copy or electronic/digital format. Plagiarism is defined as taking the ideas, passages, works, or writing of another person and representing these items as one’s own original work.
- Criminal Acts: A student engaged in any criminal act will be refereed to the appropriate law enforcement officials.
- Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products: Washington State law makes it illegal for students under the age of 18 to purchase, possess, or use tobacco products of any kind.
- Dangerous Activities: Students are expected to refrain from behaviors that endanger persons or school property.
- Disruption of School: A student shall not intentionally cause substantial or material disruption of the learning environment.
- False Accusations: A student shall not intentionally make false accusations against staff or students.
- Fighting: Students involve in a physical altercation where mutual or returned pushes, strikes, blows, or grabs are exchanged will be suspended.
- Harassment, Intimidation, and Bullying: A student shall not harass, intimidate, or coerce students or staff members.
- Insubordination, Defiance, Refusal to Identify: It is a misdemeanor for anyone to refuse a request by any KSD staff member or to properly identify him/herself when so requested.
- Lewd Conduct: A student shall not use or exhibit obscene or vulgar language in writing, pictures, signs, or acts.
- Narcotics, Alcoholic Beverages, and Stimulant Drugs: A student shall not knowingly possess, use, distribute, be under the influence of, or show evidence of having used any illegal drugs.
- Profanity or Inappropriate Language: Students shall refrain from using foul language on campus and at school-sponsored events.
- Vandalism: A student shall not willfully or maliciously destroy or deface school property or the private property of others.
- Weapons and Dangerous Instruments: Students shall comply with the District’s “No Tolerance” policy toward weapon use, transmission, or possession on school property.
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