Policy Issues
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
- Bullying in School
- Dating Violence
- Drugs and Alcohol
- Guns and Weapons
- Smoking and Tobacco
- Suicide Prevention
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