Student Code of Conduct (SCOC) Summary of Changes
CCISD 2015-2016
1) Throughout the SCOC, references were made to the newly created campus behavior coordinator
(CBC) mandated by Senate Bill 107. The campus behavior coordinator’s primary responsibilities
are to maintain student discipline and complete designated duties. The designated duties
required of the CBC include notification to parents and placement for in-school suspension, out
of school suspension, DAEP, JJAEP and expulsion. The CBC must consider whether the student
acted in self-defense and other mitigating factors listed in statute. The CBC must also notify
parents when a law enforcement officer takes a student into custody under Subchapter A,
Chapter 37 of the Texas Education Code. A teacher referring a student to the office for
misconduct must now make that referral directly to the CBC. The district will maintain a current
list of the persons serving as CBC’s in the student handbook and on the district’s website.
2) Removed from the COC, “The district has the right to revoke the transfer of a nonresident
student for violating the district’s Code.” This is based on a Commissioner’s decision in Child v
Skidmore-Tynan ISD.
3) Defined “Parent” to mean a parent, legal guardian, or other person having lawful control of a
child.
4) Added to the list of prohibited items, “A pocketknife or any other small knife.”
5) Added to Illegal, Prescription, and Over-the-Counter Drugs “Possess, use, abuse, or sell lookalike drugs or attempt to pass items off as drugs or contraband.”
6) In response to SB 339, the district is prohibited from enacting, adopting, or enforcing a rule or
regulation that prohibits the possession of low-THC cannabis as authorized by Chapter 487 of
the Health and Safety Code. If a student has a valid prescription, district policies and procedures
for prescription medication will be followed.
7) Added “board members” to those that cannot be threatened using the internet or other
electronic communications.
8) Added to the list of CBC responsibilities to “…promptly notify a student’s parent by phone or in
person of any violation that may result in in-school or out-of-school suspension, placement in
DAEP, placement in JJAEP, or expulsion.” Also adds the requirement for mailing home discipline
action summaries to parents who have not been reached by phone within one business day of
the infraction.
9) Requires parent notification for a student under 18 years of age before a student can be
assigned detention so the parent can make arrangements for transportation.
10) Added to the list of behaviors that a student may be placed in a DAEP:
• Assault (no bodily injury) with threat of imminent bodily injury.
• Assault by offensive or provocative physical contact.
11) Revised under mandatory placement that a student who engages in conduct relating to a false
alarm is a mandatory DAEP placement. Removed terroristic threat and moved to the May Expel
category. Added “Age and Grade Level may be taken into consideration when determining
consequences.”
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Clarifies that removal to a DAEP shall be made by the Campus Behavior Coordinator.
Revised Appeals to a student placement in a DAEP to include appeals by students.
Revised Appeals to include the complaint process at each level.
Revised transportation to DAEP to exclude from district transportation students who were
placed at DAEP as a result of an infraction that occurred while on district transportation.
16) Revised reasons student may be expelled by removing the word “exhibition” of a firearm as an
expellable offense. This tracks statutory wording as revised by SB 107. This change was made
throughout the code when referring to expellable firearm offenses.
17) Revised expulsion hearings. “The board of trustees delegates to the Director of PEIMS and
Student Services or the Deputy Superintendent for Operations and Support in the absence of
the Director of PEIMS and Student Services authority to conduct hearings and expel students.”
Removed District Hearing Officer.
18) Changed “board designee” to “Director of PEIMS and Student Services” for juvenile court
notification of an expulsion.
19) Revised expulsion orders for newly enrolled students. “The district shall decide on a case-bycase basis the placement of a student who is subject to an expulsion order from another district
or an open-enrollment charter school upon enrollment in the district.” Removed, “The district
may continue the expulsion under the terms of the expulsion order, may place the student in a
DAEP for the period specified by the expulsion order, or may allow the student to attend regular
classes without completing the period of expulsion.”
20) Added in the glossary the definition for “e-cigarette.”
21) Revised the definition of Harassment in the glossary to a person instead of a student. A person
now includes a district student, employee, board member or volunteer.
22) Revised the definition of serious misbehavior in the glossary. It now means:
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Deliberate violent behavior that poses a direct threat to the health or safety of others;
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Extortion, meaning the gaining of money or other property by force or threat;
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Conduct that constitutes coercion, as defined by Section 1.07, Penal Code; or
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Conduct that constitutes the offense of:
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Public lewdness under Section 21.07, Penal Code;
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Indecent exposure under Section 21.08; Penal Code;
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Criminal mischief under Section 28.03, Penal Code;
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Personal hazing under Section 37.152; or
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Harassment under Section 42.07(a)(1), Penal Code, of a student or district
employee.
23) Added a new definition for serious or persistent misbehavior including but not limited to:
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Behavior that is grounds for permissible expulsion or mandatory DAEP placement.
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Behavior identified by the district as grounds for discretionary DAEP placement.
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Actions or demonstrations that substantially disrupt or materially interfere with school
activities.
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Refusal to attempt or complete school work as assigned.
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Insubordination.
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Profanity, vulgar language, or obscene gestures.
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Leaving school grounds without permission.
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Falsification of records, passes, or other school-related documents.
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Refusal to accept discipline assigned by the teacher or principal.
24) Added to Title 5 Offenses:
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Trafficking of persons
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Smuggling or continuous smuggling of persons
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Voyeurism
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Invasive visual recordings
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Disclosure or promotion of intimate visual material