HCA Upper School Student/Parent Handbook 2025–2026

Major Behavioral Infractions

Disciplinary Action

●​ Possession and/or use of alcoholic beverages, tobacco products, illegal drugs, or e-cigarettes (or similar, whether they deliver nicotine or not) whether on- or off-campus or at school-sponsored activities. ●​ Possession and/or use of dangerous or potentially dangerous items such as guns, knives, matches or lighters and fireworks on campus during school hours or at school-sponsored events. ●​ Spoken or written threats made on campus during school hours or at school-sponsored events. ●​ Fighting. ●​ Honesty infractions such as lying, stealing, forgery, plagiarism, or cheating. If students are found cheating on homework, tests, or quizzes, they will also receive a zero for that work. ●​ Skipping school. ●​ Setting a fire or pulling the fire alarm. ●​ Excessive detentions and/or behavioral problems. ●​ Participation in pranks against the school or school property. ●​ Racial or ethnic slurs, discrimination, hazing, intimidating others, or engaging in hate acts/remarks and all other verbal or physical conduct of a racial, ethnic, or otherwise offensive nature. ●​ Student involved in sexual harassment, meaning unwelcome sexual advances and other other verbal (e.g., sexually offensive jokes, innuendos, and other sexually oriented statements or behavior) or physical conduct of a sexual or otherwise offensive nature. ●​ Bullying (whether online or in person): meaning any systematic or chronic conduct that physically, emotionally, or mentally harms a student or creates an intimidating or hostile environment that interferes with a student’s educational opportunities (See HCA School Bullying Policy). ●​ The creation, whether written or visual, of sexual content, drug/alcohol paraphernalia, or weapons that are connected to a pattern of other behavioral issues.

Discipline is administered according to the seriousness of the act along with behavioral history of the student, which may include but is not limited to: ●​ In-School Suspension ●​ Out-of-School Suspension ●​ Removal from extracurricular activities for a period of time. ●​ Behavioral Contract ●​ Expulsion ●​ Parent Conference

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