Bethel Lutheran School
Zero Tolerance Policy
Suspensions and Explusions

In the interest of providing a safe, Christian, atmosphere at Bethel Lutheran School, the following items are considered reasons or causes for suspension or expulsion from this school. A student may be suspended or expelled from the school when the principal or a designee of the principal determines that the student has:

  1. Harassed students, faculty or others in a harmful way.
  2. Disrupted school activities or otherwise willfully defied the valid authority of supervisors, teachers, administrators, school officials, or other school personnel engaged in the performance of their duties. This includes parents driving students and or assisting on a field trip.
  3. Caused, attempted to cause or threatened to cause physical injury to another person.
  4. Possessed, sold, or otherwise furnished any firearm, knife, explosive, object that appears to be a replica of a weapon, or other dangerous object.
  5. Unlawfully possessed, used, sold or otherwise furnished, or been under the influence of any alcoholic beverage, or any intoxicant of any kind. This includes tobacco products.
  6. Caused or attempted to cause damage to school property.
  7. Stolen or attempted to steal school property.
  8. Possessed or used tobacco or any products containing tobacco or nicotine products.
  9. Engaged in habitual profanity and/or severe name-calling.
  10. Had unlawful possession or offered, arranged, or negotiated to sell drug paraphernalia.
  11. Verbal and/or written threats of a serious nature to students, staff and others in supervision.