Chautauqua Lake Central School District’s Code of Conduct is intended to ensure order on school property, governing the conduct of students, teachers, and other school personnel as well as visitors both during the school day and at school functions. The Code of Conduct was developed in collaboration with students, teachers, administrators, parent organizations, school safety personnel and other school personnel. It is regularly reviewed and revised.  

1. Provisions regarding conduct, dress and language deemed appropriate and acceptable on school property and at school functions, and conduct, dress and language deemed unacceptable and inappropriate on school property; provisions regarding acceptable civil and respectful treatment of teachers, school administrators, other school personnel, students and visitors on school property and at school functions; the appropriate range of disciplinary measures which may be imposed for violation of such Code; and the roles of teachers, administrators, other school personnel, the Board of Education and parents/persons in parental relation to the student;
    
2. Standards and procedures to assure security and safety of students and school personnel;
    
3. Provisions for the removal from the classroom and from school property, including a school function, of students and other persons who violate the Code;
    
4. Provisions prescribing the period for which a disruptive student maybe removed from the classroom for each incident;
    
5. Disciplinary measures to be taken for incidents involving the possession or use of illegal substances or weapons, the use of physical force, vandalism, violation of another student’s civil rights, harassment and threats of violence;
    
6. Provisions for detention, suspension and removal from the classroom of students, consistent with Education Law Section 3214 and other applicable federal, state, and local laws;
    
7. Procedures by which violations are reported and determined, and the disciplinary measures imposed and carried out;
    
8. Provisions ensuring the Code of Conduct and its enforcement are in compliance with state and federal laws relating to students with disabilities;
    
9. Provisions setting forth the procedures by which local law enforcement agencies shall be notified of Code violations which constitute a crime;
    
10. Provisions setting forth the circumstances under and procedures by which parents/persons in parental relation to the student shall be notified of Code violations;
     
11. Provisions setting forth the circumstances under and procedures by which a complaint in criminal court, a juvenile delinquency petition or person in need of supervision (“PINS”) petition will be filed;
     
12. Circumstances under and procedures by which referral to appropriate human service agencies shall be made;
     
13. A minimum suspension period for students who repeatedly are substantially disruptive of the educational process or substantially interfere with the teacher’s authority over the classroom, provided the suspending authority may reduce such period on a case by case basis to be consistent with any other state and federal law;
     
14. Guidelines for acceptable technology usage at CLCS, including personal technology devices and social media;
     
15. A minimum suspension period for acts that would qualify the student to be defined as a violent student pursuant to Education Law Section 321 (2-a) (a);
     
16. A Bill of Rights and Responsibilities of Students which focuses on positive student behavior, and which shall be publicized and explained to all students on an annual basis;
     
17. Guidelines and programs for in-service education programs for all district staff members to ensure effective implementation of school policy on school conduct and discipline.
     

Dignity Act Coordinators

• Kara Smith, (716) 753-5846
• Katrina Cummings, (716) 753-5849