Cape May County Special Services School District

Student Code of Conduct

The Cape May County Special Services Code of Conduct is based on the following pillars of character which are the core of our Social Skills Program: Caring, Citizenship, Fairness, Respect, Responsibility, and Trustworthiness.

Statement of Student Responsibilities

Students enrolled in the CMCSSSD have the following responsibilities:

Responsibility to attend school on a regular basis and to be on time
Responsibility to complete all work as assigned
Responsibility to obey school rules and state and federal laws
Responsibility to respect the rights of others
Responsibility for your own actions
Responsibility to use appropriate language
Responsibility to respect school and personal property
Responsibility to abide by the dress code

Statement of Student Rights

Students enrolled in CMCSSSD have the following rights:

The right to a free, appropriate, public education
The right to due process of the law
The right to equal protection
The right to be free from discrimination, harassment, intimidation, or bullying
The right to attend a safe and drug-free school

Statement of School Rules

Pupils shall:

Be respectful to all teachers;
Demonstrate respect to self by coming to school consistently and not being truant; by not smoking on school property; by not possessing, using or distributing a substance in violation of Policy # 5530;
Demonstrate respect to others by not using, threatening or inciting physical force against anyone on school property; using force of any kind; using foul, abusive language, engaging in any type of harassment intimidation or bullying; possessing or using weapons or any implement intended to harm others; conveying information about other pupils or staff members known to be false; acting recklessly as to endanger the safety of others; procuring the property of others through threat or intimidation; falsifying an excuse or any school document;
Demonstrate respect to property and not steal, damage or deface the property of other students, staff members or the district; smoke, create litter, or vandalize property; enter school premises or any specific portion of the premises without permission and without authority; sound or cause to be sounded a false alarm for fire, bomb, or another condition or circumstance hazardous to others; and
Demonstrate good citizenship, trustworthiness, responsibility, fairness and caring by maintaining order and limiting disruptions on school premises; refrain from illegal gambling, setting fires, cheating, insubordination, possessing or exploding firecrackers or other explosive devices on school property; joining secret societies prohibited by law, or violating codes of conduct adopted for organizations of pupils; and by refraining from engaging in any other activity expressly prohibited by a school staff member in authority.

Consequences and Remedial Measures

The following disciplinary measures may be applied as appropriate to the pupil's violation of school rules. The measures are sequential and are organized in order of severity.