Under State Education Law 3214 and Chancellor’s Regulation A-443, a student may be removed from a classroom for 1-4 days by a teacher if the student’s behavior is substantially disruptive or interferes with the teacher’s authority over the classroom.
DOE Documents for Safety
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Safety
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From September 2006.
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This regulation sets forth the reporting and notification requirements that school officials must follow when a school-related incident or crime occurs. It also establishes the school’s responsibilities when the police or other investigatory agency seeks to question students and staff and when the police arrest a student.
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Maintaining a safe and secure school environment is the shared responsibility of the entire school community, including school safety, pedagogical, non-pedagogical and custodial personnel, parents, and students. As part of a continuing effort to provide the safest possible environment, each school must have a Safety Committee which meets on a monthly basis and must develop a safety plan on an annual basis.
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This regulation sets forth the standards and procedures by which students may be searched individually and by metal detectors.
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This regulation contains disciplinary procedures for all students, whether in general or special education, grades K-12.
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This regulation sets forth the procedures for granting safety transfers (1) when students are victims of a violent criminal offense on school property; and (2) in other situations, when it is determined that a student’s continued presence in the school is unsafe for the student.
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This regulation governs the involuntary transfer of students in general education, grades K-12.
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This regulation covers: procedures for reporting to the New York State Central Register for Child Abuse and Maltreatment, procedures for cooperating with the local Child Protective Services (CPS) investigations of suspected child abuse, legal issues for mandated reporters, Child Abuse Prevention and Intervention Teams, training programs and parent and student education, and notification.
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It is the policy of the New York City Department of Education to maintain a safe and supportive learning and educational environment that is free from harassment, intimidation and/or bullying committed by students against other students on account of race, color, creed, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship/immigration status, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation or disability.
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The Discipline Code and Bill of Student Rights and Responsibilities, K-12. Effective September 2010.
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Each school’s School Safety Plan addresses the safety and security needs of the school and includes daily safety procedures as well as those protocols and procedures to be followed in the event of an emergency.
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The following are proven hints and suggestions that will help to ensure that expensive equipment, including desktop and laptop computers, is kept safe and secure.