DISTRICT LIST OF OFFENSES EXPANDED : LAS VIRGENES BROADENS RULES ?7.Byline: R.A. Hutchinson Daily News Staff Writer Borrowing from new state Education Code policy, members of the Las Virgenes Unified School District Las Virgenes Unified School District (LVUSD) is a K-12 school district in north-west Los Angeles County, USA consisting of 14 public schools in the cities of Agoura Hills, Calabasas, Westlake Village, and several small portions of the West Hills section of Los Angeles. are expanding the district's list of offenses that can result in suspension and expulsion. The list now includes carrying a replica of a firearm firearm, device consisting essentially of a straight tube to propel shot, shell, or bullets by the explosion of gunpowder. Although the Chinese discovered gunpowder as early as the 9th cent., they did not develop firearms until the mid-14th cent. , sexual harassment sexual harassment, in law, verbal or physical behavior of a sexual nature, aimed at a particular person or group of people, especially in the workplace or in academic or other institutional settings, that is actionable, as in tort or under equal-opportunity statutes. , hate violence and intimidation of other students. ``I just wanted to call attention to the school board - and students and parents - that there are four new ones,'' said Leo Leo, in astronomy Leo [Lat.,=the lion], northern constellation lying S of Ursa Major and on the ecliptic (apparent path of the sun through the heavens) between Cancer and Virgo; it is one of the constellations of the zodiac. Lowe, assistant superintendent Assistant Superintendent, or Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), was a rank used by police forces in the British Empire. It was usually the lowest rank that could be held by a European officer, most of whom joined the police at this rank. of educational services. ``What it really is, is an indication that a more unsavory aspect of our society is spilling over into the public schools.'' Lowe said that over the past 18 months, state educators have revised the California Education Code to define ambiguous terms for problems that are occurring more frequently on school campuses, including sexual harassment and hate crimes. Local administrators now have a recognized definition they can use when implementing district procedures for handling such problems. ``Before the new codes there was no option for us. Did they break a rule in the Education Code? No, because the code was silent,'' Lowe explained. Barbara Bowman Fagelson, a member of the district's Board of Education, said she and her colleagues will review the changes at today's meeting at 6 p.m. at the district offices, 4111 N. Las Virgenes Road, Calabasas. ``We want to make sure we've aligned ourselves with the Education Code,'' she said. NEW OFFENSES The Las Virgenes Unified School District has borrowed from additions to the state Education Code in outlining new offenses that can result in suspension or expulsion from district schools: REPLICA FIREARMS This is an extensive list of small arms — pistol, machine gun, grenade launcher, anti-tank rifle — that includes variants. : Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A
SEXUAL HARASSMENT: Conduct that would be considered severe enough by a person of the same gender as the victim to have a negative impact on the victim's academic performance or that creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive educational environment. HATE VIOLENCE: Hate violence is described as any act punishable under the state's penal code penal code n. A body of laws relating to crimes and offenses and the penalties for their commission. penal code Noun the body of laws relating to crime and punishment Noun 1. , including such things as injuring or intimidating another person, interfering with another person's civil rights, or damaging a person's property because of race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, disability, gender or sexual orientation sexual orientation n. The direction of one's sexual interest toward members of the same, opposite, or both sexes, especially a direction seen to be dictated by physiologic rather than sociologic forces. . INTIMIDATION: Intentional harassment Ask a Lawyer Question Country: United States of America State: Nevada I recently moved to nev.from abut have been going back to ca. every 2 to 3 weeks for med. , threat or intimidation of a student or group of students that disrupts class work and invades students' rights, creating a hostile education environment. SOURCE: Las Virgenes Unified School District CAPTION(S): Box Box: NEW OFFENSES (see text) |
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