SUBSTANCE USE/ABUSE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

Possession

  • 1st offence:  3-5 days (in-school or out-of-school suspension)
  • 2nd offence:  Recommendation to the Director of Schools that the the pupil be suspended for a minimum of a half-year or a semester.
  • In all cases, the police will be notified.

(Pupils who, during the applicaton fo this policy, refuse to go to the office or to anoter designated area and who, after the administration deems to have reasonable and probable grounds for a search, refuse to empty their pockets, book and/or athletic bags, will be in violation of this policy and will be subject to the same consequences.)

Under the Influence

  • 1st offence:  5 days out of school suspension
  • 2nd offence:  Recommendation to the Director of Education that the the pupil be suspended for a minimum of a half-year or a semester.
  • Where it is warranted, the police will be notified.

Any pupil smelling of a substance that is prohibited may be deemed in possession or under the infuence of that substance and will be subject to the same consequences.

If a pupil is an identified addict and is willingly seeking assistance, disciplinary action may be modified.

Trafficing and Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking

  • Recommendation to the Director of Education that the pupil be suspended for one claendar year.
  • The police will be notified.
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