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Bullying Descriptors:

• Physical Bullying

• Verbal Bullying

• Social/Relational Bullying

• Written Communication/Electronic Bullying

• Combination (more than one type of Bullying)

Overt, unwanted, repeated acts or gestures, including verbal or written communications or images transmitted in any manner (including digitally or electronically), physical acts committed, aggression, or any other behaviors, that are committed by a student or group of students against another student with the intent to harass, ridicule, humiliate, intimidate, or harm the targeted student and create for the targeted student an objectively hostile school environment that:

1. places the targeted student in reasonable fear of harm to the targeted student's person or property;

2. has a substantially detrimental effect on the targeted student's physical or mental health;

3. has the effect of substantially interfering with the targeted student's academic performance; or

4. has the effect of substantially interfering with the targeted student's ability to participate in or benefit from
   the services, activities, and privileges provided by the school.

Reporting of Bullying Issues and the Definition of a Bullying Incident is defined by the local school(s) and may be subjective.

Criminal Gang Related Descriptors:

• Criminal Gang Related - Investigation Disposed of Internally

• Criminal Gang Related - Case Referred to Local Law Enforcement

A student who knowingly or intentionally actively participates in a criminal gang, or a student who knowingly or intentionally solicits, recruits, entices, or intimidates another individual to join a criminal gang.

Note: “Wanna Be’s” – general rule; they are not a “wanna be” gang member if they are violating the law.

Reporting of what is considered Gang Activity will be defined by the local school(s) and may be subjective to what is considered a gang issue. 

Detention

Student experiences disciplinary action at a time other than during instructional time (e.g., before school, after school, and weekends) in order to maintain an orderly and effective educational system. Such actions do not occur during instructional time.

NOTE: Detentions are not counted as suspensions or expulsions and are not reported.

Interim Alternation Education Setting (IAES)

(511 IAC 7-32-53) (511 IAC Rule 44: Discipline Procedures)

Student’s placement when the public school (traditional or charter) removes a student from the student’s current placement as a result of any of the following:

1. Student has been removed for more than ten (10) cumulative instructional days in the same school year, but the removals do not constitute a pattern that results in a change of placement. The school may decide to provide services during the removal in an IAES setting.

2. A Case Conference Committee determines a student’s conduct is not a manifestation of the student’s disability. The committee may determine that during any period of removal a student will receive services in an IAES setting.

3. Student is removed by the school for not more than forty-five (45) instructional days for weapons drugs, or serious bodily injury. The student’s committee must determine the appropriate IAES setting for the period of removal.

Instructional Time

• Time in which students are participating in an approved course, curriculum or educationally related activity under the direction of a teacher.

• Instructional time includes a reasonable amount of passing time between classes within a single school building or on a single school campus, but does not include lunch or recess.

• Homework does not meet the criteria for “instructional time”.

NOTE: It is the responsibility of the local school or corporation to ensure the instruction provided meets the legal definition of “instructional time” (IC 20-30-2-1) which includes the criterion of being “under the direction of a teacher”.

School Resource Officer

An individual who has completed the training and is employed by law enforcement agency.

Time Out

Time Out means a behavior reduction procedure in which access to reinforcement is withdrawn for a certain period of time. Time-out occurs when the ability of a student to receive normal reinforcement in the school environment is restricted.