KFA - Public Conduct on District Property

Persons using or upon school district property, including all district buildings, parking lots, and any district vehicle used to transport students, shall not engage in the conduct described below.

Any person considered by the superintendent or designee to be in violation of this policy shall be instructed to leave district property and law enforcement may be contacted. Any person who has engaged or district officials reasonably believe will engage in conduct prohibited by this policy may be excluded from district property.

The following conduct by any person is prohibited:

1.  Any conduct disrupts or interferes with or threatens to obstruct, disrupt or interfere with district operations or any activity sponsored or approved by the district.

2.  Physical abuse or threat of harm to any person or school district property.

3.  Threat of damage or damage to property of the school district regardless of the location, or property of a member of the community or a visitor to the school when such property is located on school district property.

4.  Forceful or unauthorized entry to or occupation of school facilities, including both buildings and grounds.

5.  Unlawful use, possession, distribution or sale of drugs and other controlled substances, alcohol and other illegal contraband on school district property, at school sponsored functions, or in any district vehicle transporting students. For purposes of this policy, "controlled substances" means drugs identified and regulated under federal law, including but not limited to marijuana, cocaine, opiates, phencyclidine (PCP) and amphetamines (including methamphetamine).

6. Distribution, manufacture or sale of controlled substances or the possession of controlled substances with intent to distribute them within 1,000 feet of the perimeter of school grounds.

7. Entry onto district buildings or grounds by a person known to be under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance.

8.  Unlawful possession or use of tobacco products.

9.  Possession of a deadly weapon on school property or in school buildings, unless such possession is in accordance with C.R.S. 18-12-105.5 or 18-12-214(3). For the purposes of this policy, "deadly weapon" means:

a. a firearm, whether loaded or unloaded;

b. a fixed blade knife with a blade that exceeds three inches in length;

c. a spring-loaded knife or pocket knife with a blade exceeding three and one-half inches in length; or

d. any object, device, instrument, material, or substance, whether animate or inanimate, that is used or intended to be used to inflict death or serious bodily injury including, but not limited to, a BB gun, a slingshot, bludgeon, nunchucks, brass knuckles or artificial knuckles of any kind.

10.  Profanity or verbally abusive language.

11.  Any conduct constituting a breach of any federal, state or city law or duly adopted policy and/or regulation of the Board.

Adopted:  March 26, 2010

Revised:  May 12, 2015

Revised: November 13, 2018

Revised: March 10, 2020

LEGAL REFS.:  21 U.S.C. 860 (crime to distribute or manufacture controlled substances within 1,000 feet of a school)

C.R.S. 18-9-106 (disorderly conduct)

C.R.S. 18-9-108 (disrupting lawful assembly)

C.R.S. 18-9-109 (interference with staff, faculty or students of educational institutions)

C.R.S. 18-9-110 (public buildings - trespass, interference)

C.R.S. 18-9-117 (unlawful conduct on public property)

C.R.S. 18-12-105.5 (unlawful carrying/possession of weapons on school grounds)

C.R.S. 18-12-214 (3)(a) (person with valid concealed handgun permit may have a handgun on school property as long as hand gun remains in his or her vehicle and if, while the person is not in vehicle, the gun is kept in a compartment and the vehicle is locked)

C.R.S. 18-18-407 (2) (crime to sell, distribute or possess with intent to distribute any controlled substance on or near school grounds or school vehicles)

C.R.S. 22-1-119.3 (3)(c), (d) (no student possession or self-administration of medical marijuana, but school districts must permit the student's primary caregiver to administer medical marijuana to the student on school grounds, on a school bus or at a school-sponsored event)

C.R.S. 25-1.5-106 (12)(b) (possession or use of medical marijuana in or on school grounds or in a school bus is prohibited)

C.R.S. 25-14-103.5 (boards of education must adopt policies prohibiting tobacco and retail marijuana use on school property)

C.R.S. 25-14-301 (Teen Tobacco Use Prevention Act)

CROSS REFS.:  ADC, Tobacco-Free Schools

GBEB, Staff Conduct

GBEC, Drug-Free Workplace

JICH, Drug and Alcohol Use by Students

JICI, Weapons in School

JLCDB*, Administration of Medical Marijuana to Qualified Students

KI, Visitors to Schools