Rochester City School Board Policy Manual
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ACADEMIC/CLASSROOM INAPPROPRIATE AND DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIORS AND LEVELS OF RESPONSE KEY: USE LOWEST LEVEL INDICATED FIRST
Level 1: Classroom Support and Student Support Team – may be appropriate when student has no prior incidents and interventions have not been put in place .
Level 2: Intensive Support Staff and Appropriate Administration – may be appropriate when supports have been put in place in the classroom to address behavior but the behavior has continued to negatively affect the learning of the students and others.
Level 3: Short Term Suspension – may be appropriate when interventions and supports have been
Level 4: Request for Long Term Suspension.
put in place but the behavior is escalating (repeated offenses).
MAY REFER TO LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR ADVICE, DIVERSION OR FURTHER ACTION
INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR
LEVEL 1
LEVEL 2
LEVEL 3
LEVEL 4
NS05 – Academic Dishonesty (i.e., cheating or plagiarizing)
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Cheating or plagiarism
NS01a – Classroom Disruption*
Talking out in class or talking out of turn; throwing objects; picking on, bothering or teasing other students and other behavior that disrupts student learning; horseplay. Using verbal insults or put- downs; lying to, misleading or giving false information. Threats of bodily harm (Grades K to 6). Threats of bodily harm (Grades 7 to 12).
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NS09 – Disrespectful Behavior (towards school staff)
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NS15a – Portable Electronic Device Use at Unauthorized Times
Use of cell phones, tablets, computers, electronic games, laser pointers, PDAs, iPods, and other portable electronic devices. On first infraction, students must only be given a warning. Only after the first infraction can the student be subject to Level 1 responses. On the second infraction, parent notification must occur.
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NS15b – School Equipment Use without Permission
Use of school technology and communication equipment.
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*If the disruption involves behavior that is harassing, threatening, or violent, then refer to those behaviors in the Code of Conduct for the appropriate interventions.
June 18, 2026
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