A variety of federal and state laws, as well as case law, establish requirements for schools or school districts to have policies and procedures in place on topics related to behavior/discipline and graduation/dropout. The documents included below are intended to inform school personnel about these requirements. The documents are presented in a "question and answer" format to permit easy access to specific information of interest.


Discipline Related Policies
School Action Policies
Participation Policies
Problem Specific Policies
Other Related Policies
Alphabetical List of Policy Briefs
- Attendance
- Bullying in School
- Calling the Police
- Character Education
- Codes of Conduct
- Dating Violence
- Diplomas & Graduation
- Dropout from School
- Drugs & Alcohol
- Guns & Weapons
- Reporting Abuse or Neglect
- Restraint & Seclusion
- School Climate Assessment
- School Discipline
- Smoking & Tobacco
- Student Records & Confidentiality
- Suicide Prevention
- Suspension & Expulsion