Prohibited Conduct

Students will be subject to disciplinary consequences if they engage in any of the following prohibited conduct while they are subject to the school’s jurisdiction:

• scholastic dishonesty
• conduct that can cause injury to person or property
• leaving school grounds or school-sponsored events without permission
• using profanity, lewd or vulgar language, or obscene gestures
• scuffling or fighting or other inappropriate physical contact
• stealing
• disobeying school rules about conduct on school buses
• failing to comply with lawful directives given by school personnel
• committing extortion, coercion, blackmail, or forcing an individual to act through force or threat or force
• committing or assisting in a robbery, theft, or burglary
• making ethnic, racial, or religious slurs
• verbal abuse or derogatory or offensive remarks to others
• any misbehavior that gives school officials reasonable cause to believe that the conduct will substantially disrupt the school program or incite violence
• damaging or vandalizing property of others, including District property
• possessing a pellet gun, air-powered rifle, BB gun, toy gun, or other instrument that may be perceived as a firearm
• possessing or using Tasers or any device that emits an electrical charge
• possessing, using, or exhibiting school supplies or any other item in a manner that threatens to inflict or actually inflicts bodily harm to another person
• possessing drug paraphernalia
• pulling a fire alarm or discharging a fire extinguisher when there is no smoke, fire, or danger that requires evacuation
• calling 911 when no emergency exists
• possessing or using martial arts objects, nunchakus, tonfa, staff, baton, bolo
• inappropriate physical or sexual contact
• conduct that constitutes sexual harassment or sexual abuse
• inappropriate or indecent exposure of a student’s body parts
• behaving in any way that disrupts the school environment or educational process
• possessing, smoking, or using tobacco products
• possessing or using matches or a lighter
• possessing a knife of any size, including pocket knives
• truancy
• possessing or selling look-alike drugs or items attempted to be passed off as drugs or contraband
• possessing a laser pen
• violating computer use policies, rules, or agreements
• gambling of any kind
• violating safety rules
• violating dress or groom standards
• being a member of, pledging to become a member of, or soliciting another person to join a public school fraternity, sorority, secret society, or gang
• hazing
• making a terroristic threat
• serious threats against students, staff and school
• repeatedly violating other previously communicated campus or classroom standards of behavior conduct punishable as a felony
• repeatedly violating other previously communicated campus or classroom standards of behavior conduct that contains the elements of assault
• selling, giving, or delivering to another person or possessing, using or being under the influence of marijuana, controlled substance, or dangerous drugs, or alcohol or alcoholic beverage
• conduct that contains the elements of an offense relating to abusable glue, aerosol paint, or volatile chemicals
• conduct that contains the elements of the offense of public lewdness or indecent exposure
• using, exhibiting, or possessing a firearm, illegal knife, club, prohibited weapon
• conduct containing the elements of the offense of aggravated assault, sexual assault, aggravated sexual assault, arson, murder, capital murder, or criminal attempt to commit capital murder, indecency with a child, aggravated kidnapping.

For further information, please refer to LISD's Student Code of Conduct.

Lubbock High School is a Federal Drug-Free and Weapon-Free School.

The Lubbock Independent School District has zero tolerance for weapons, drugs/alcohol, assaults, and threats against students/employees.