Students and non-students, including adults and visiting youths, are forbidden to possess, store, transmit, or use any instrument that is considered a weapon or a look-alike weapon in school, on school grounds, at school activities, at bus stops, on school buses or school vehicles or school contracted vehicles, or entering upon or departing from school premises, property or events.

The district takes a position of zero tolerance on real and look-alike weapons, including, but not limited to:

All firearms, whether loaded or not
Other guns of all types, including, but not limited to, pellet, BB, paintball, nonfunctioning or toy gun, Knives, including, but not limited to, switch blades, automatically opening knives, box cutters, or razor blades Explosives, including, but not limited to, live ammunition and fireworks Flammable liquids or combustibles

Students are expected to report harmful, threatening or suspicious situations to an adult immediately. Failure to do so may result in disciplinary action.

A student who finds a weapon on the way to school or in the school building and immediately takes the weapon to any staff member or to the principal’s office will not be considered in possession of a weapon.

NOTICE: OTHER WEAPON CONCERNS Paintball, pellet, BB, nonfunctioning and/or toy guns are look-alike/replica firearms. DO NOT POSSESS, STORE, TRANSMIT OR USE ANY LOOK-ALIKE/REPLICA OR REAL FIREARM. POSSESSION, STORAGE, TRANSMISSION OR USE OF A LOOK-ALIKE/REPLICA OR REAL FIREARM WILL RESULT IN SUSPENSION AND A RECOMMENDATION TO THE DISTRICT OFFICE FOR EXPULSION.