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CATEGORY BESO: Behaviors that Endanger Self or Others
These behaviors endanger the health, safety, or welfare of either the student or others in the school community. Behaviors that
rise to this level of severity are often complex. While they are indicative of poor decision-making skills, students who exhibit
these behaviors may also have developmental needs in the other social-emotional competencies.
BESO
BEHAVIOR
ELEMENTARY
SECONDARY
BESO1
Assault: Intending to cause physical injury to another person (
LEVEL 3
LEVEL 4
BESO2
Assault and Battery: Causing physical injury to another person (
LEVEL 4
LEVEL 5
BESO3
Fighting: The use of physical violence between students or on another person where
there is minor injury as determined by the school administration
LEVEL 3
LEVEL 3
BESO4
Striking Staff: The use of force against a staff member when no injury is caused (
LEVEL 3
LEVEL 4
BESO5
Drugs: Possessing controlled substances, illegal drugs, inhalants, synthetic
hallucinogens, or unauthorized prescription medications * (
LEVEL 5
LEVEL 5
BESO6
Drugs: Being under the influence of controlled substances, illegal drugs, inhalants,
synthetic hallucinogens, or unauthorized prescription medications
LEVEL 4
LEVEL 4
BESO7
Drugs: Using controlled substances or using illegal drugs or synthetic hallucinogens
or unauthorized prescription medications * (
LEVEL 5
LEVEL 5
BESO9
Fire: Attempting to set, aiding in setting, or setting a fire
LEVEL 4
LEVEL 4
BESO10
Gang-Related Behavior (Engaging in threatening or dangerous behavior that is gang-
related as defined in 搂 18.2-46.1)
LEVEL 4
LEVEL 4
BESO11
Hazing as defined in 搂 18.2-56 and noted in 搂 22.1-279.6
LEVEL 4
LEVEL 4
BESO12
Threatening, intimidating, or instigating violence, injury or harm to a staff member
or members (
LEVEL 4
LEVEL 4
BESO13
Threatening, intimidating, or instigating violence, injury or harm to another
student(s) or other(s) (
LEVEL 4
LEVEL 4
PK-3: State law prohibits, except for drug offenses, firearm offenses, and certain criminal acts, students in preschool through grade three from being
suspended for more than three school days or expelled from attendance at school unless (i) the offense involves physical harm or credible threat of physical
harm to others or (ii) the local school board or the division superintendent or his designee finds that aggravating circumstances exist, as defined by the
Department of Education.
*Items will be confiscated and not returned.
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