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1. Violence against any district school board personnel by a student is grounds for in-school suspension, out-of-school suspension, expulsion, or imposition of other disciplinary action by the school and may also result in criminal penalties being imposed.

2. Violation of district school board transportation policies, including disruptive behavior on a school bus by a student is grounds for suspension of the student’s privilege of riding on a school bus and may be grounds for disciplinary action by the school and may also result in criminal penalties being imposed.

3. Violation of the district school board’s sexual harassment policy by a student is grounds for in-school suspension, out-ofschool suspension, expulsion, or imposition of other disciplinary action by the school and may also result in criminal penalties being imposed.

4. Violent or disruptive students may be assigned to an alternative educational program or referred to mental health services identified by the school district pursuant to s. 1012.584(4).

5. Any student who is determined to have brought a firearm or weapon, as defined in chapter 790, to school, to any school function, or onto any school-sponsored transportation, or to have possessed a firearm at school, will be expelled, with or without continuing educational services, from the student’s regular school for a period of not less than 1 full year and referred to mental health services identified by the school district pursuant to s. 1012.584(4) and the criminal justice or juvenile justice system.

6. Any student who is determined to have made a threat or false report, as defined by ss. 790.162 and 790.163, respectively, involving school or school personnel’s property, school transportation, or a school-sponsored activity will be expelled, with or without continuing educational services, from the student’s regular school for a period of not less than 1 full year and referred for criminal prosecution and mental health services identified by the school district pursuant to s. 1012.584(4) for evaluation or treatment, when appropriate. Students may be assigned to a disciplinary program or second chance school for the purpose of continuing educational services during the period of expulsion. District school Superintendents may consider the 1-year expulsion requirement on a case-by-case basis and request the district school board to modify the requirement by assigning the student to a disciplinary program or second chance school if it is determined to be in the best interest of the student and the school system.

7. Any student in violation of F.S 836.10 Written Threats to Kill, who writes or composes and also sends or procures the sending of any letter, inscribed communication, or electronic communication, whether such letter or communication be signed or anonymous, to any person, containing a threat to kill or to do bodily injury to the person to whom such letter or communication is sent, or a threat to kill or do bodily injury to any member of the family of the person to whom such letter or communication is sent, or any person who makes, posts, or transmits a threat in a writing or other record, including an electronic record, to conduct a mass shooting or an act of terrorism, in any manner that would allow another person to view the threat, will be expelled, with orwithout continuing educational services, from the student’s regular school for a period of not less than 1 full year and referred for criminal prosecution and mental health services identified by the school district pursuant to s. 1012.584(4) for evaluation or treatment, when appropriate.

Students will be recommended for participation in the Juvenile Civil Citation program, Teen Court or other diversion programs, pursuant to the Memorandum of Understanding, Juvenile Civil Citation Program, Fourth Judicial Circuit.