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NNPS - Student Behavior and Administrative Responses - 2026-2027 Handbook Extract

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• Administrator/Teacher/Parent/Guardian Conference • Detention • Referral for community-based services • Community service (appropriate to correct the behavior) • Revocation of privileges • Restitution • Referral to alternative education programs • Referral to law enforcement, where required • Threat Assessment, as indicated by the behavior • Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA) and Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP) Development (Special Education Students) • Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA) and Behavior Support Plan (BSP) Development (General Education Students) • Schedule change • In-school suspension with behavioral interventions and/or restorative practices (3-5 school days) (excludes violations of BAP4, BAP5, BSO15, BSOJ6, and BSC24) • Referral to support services (e.g., School Counselor, Behavior Interventionist, Mentor Program(s), and Student Success Team (SST), Changing and Modifying Perceptions (CAMP)- incidents involving drugs and alcohol) • Short-term out-of-school suspension (1-3 school days for elementary students /1-5 school days for secondary students) with restorative circle or conference upon return • Behavior contract (developed with and signed by the student, parent/guardian, and school officials) • Threat Assessment, as indicated by the behavior • Referral to law enforcement, as required • Long-term revocation of privileges • Parent-Administrator-Teacher-Student behavior contract • Restitution via written contract • Referral for community-based services • Schedule change • Short-term out-of-school suspension (for preschool to third grade students 1-3 school days, 4-10 school days for fourth-to sixth-grade students, or 5-10 school days for seventh- to twelfth-grade students) • Referral to support services (e.g., School Counselor, Behavior Interventionist, Mentor Program(s), and Student Success Team (SST), Changing and Modifying Perceptions (CAMP) - incidents involving drugs and alcohol) • School reassignment: students may be assigned to another school in the division • Recommendation for a long-term suspension (11-45 school days) • Alternative placement LEVEL 3 RESPONSES Dependent upon the severity, chronic nature of the behavior and/or safety concerns, Level 3 behaviors may result in the student's short-term removal from school. LEVEL 4 RESPONSES Some Level 4 behaviors require a report to the superintendent or superintendent's designee as outlined in the Code of Virginia §22.1- 279.3:l. Local school board policy may require additional reporting. A referral to the superintendent or superintendent's designee does not automatically result in a long-term suspension, change of placement, or expulsion. After a review of the incident in context, the superintendent or designee may return students to the comprehensive setting with additional supports and/or responses to be implemented. 59 59
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