Policy 502 - Student Discipline

The purpose of this policy is to ensure that students are aware of and comply with the school district’s expectations for student conduct, establish uniform criteria for dismissal and adopt written policies and rules to effectuate the purposes of the Minnesota Pupil Fair Dismissal Act. 

A.  The policy must include nonexclusionary disciplinary policies and practices consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section 121A.41, subdivision 12, and must emphasize preventing dismissals through early detection of problems. The policies must be designed to address students' inappropriate behavior from recurring.

B.  This policy applies to all school buildings, school grounds, and school property or property immediately adjacent to school grounds; school-sponsored activities or trips; school bus stops; school buses, school vehicles, school contracted vehicles, or any other vehicles approved for school district purposes; the area of entrance or departure from school premises or events; and all school-related functions, school-sponsored activities, events, or trips. School district property also may mean a student’s walking route to or from school for purposes of attending school or school-related functions, activities, or events. While prohibiting unacceptable behavior subject to disciplinary action at these locations and events, the school district does not represent that it will provide supervision or assume liability at these locations and events. 

C.  The school is responsible for ensuring that alternative educational services, if the pupil wishes to take advantage of them, must be adequate to allow the pupil to make progress toward meeting the graduation standards adopted under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.02 and help prepare the pupil for readmission in accordance with section Minnesota Statutes, section 121A.46, subdivision 5.

D.  The Vision of Wayzata Public Schools is to be a model of excellence where students of all ages discover their unique talents, develop a love and tenacity for learning and demonstrate confidence and capacity for success through:

1. Recognition of the rights and responsibilities of all individuals.
2. Respect for governing laws.
3. Respect for private and public property.
4. Consequences for failure to follow student conduct rules.
 

A.  For expulsion and exclusion dismissals and pupil withdrawal agreements as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 121A.41, subdivision 13:

1. for a pupil who remains enrolled in the school district or is awaiting enrollment in a new district, the school district's continuing responsibility includes reviewing the pupil's schoolwork and grades on a quarterly basis to ensure the pupil is on track for readmission with the pupil's peers. The school district must communicate on a regular basis with the pupil's parent or guardian to ensure that the pupil is completing the work assigned through the alternative educational services as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 121A.41, subdivision 11. These services are required until the pupil enrolls in another school or returns to the same school;
 
2. a pupil receiving school-based or school-linked mental health services in the school district under Minnesota Statutes, section 245.4889 continues to be eligible for those services until the pupil is enrolled in a new district; and

3. the school district must provide to the pupil's parent or guardian information on accessing mental health services, including any free or sliding fee providers in the community. The information must also be posted on the school district website.
 

• Minn. Stat. § 97B.045 (Transportation of Firearms)
• Minn. Stat. Ch. 13 (Minnesota Government Data Practices Act)
• Minn. Stat. § 120B.02 (Educational Expectations for Minnesota Students)
• Minn. Stat. § 120B.232 (Character Development Education)
• Minn. Stat. § 121A.05 (Referral to Police)
• Minn. Stat. § 121A.26 (School Pre-assessment Teams)
• Minn. Stat. § 121A.29 (Reporting; Chemical Abuse)
• Minn. Stat. §§ 121A.41 (Pupil Fair Dismissal Act)
• Minn. Stat. § 121A.44 (Expulsion for Possession of Firearm)
• Minn. Stat. § 121A.575 (Alternatives to Pupil Suspension)
• Minn. Stat. § 121A.582 (Reasonable Force)
• Minn. Stat. §§ 121A.60-121A.61 (Removal From Class)
• Minn. Stat. §§ 122A.42 (General Control of Schools)
• Minn. Stat. § 123A.05 (Area Learning Center Organization)
• Minn. Stat. § 124D.03 (Enrollment Options Program)
• Minn. Stat. § 124D.08 (Enrollment in Nonresident District)
• Minn. Stat. Ch. 125A (Students with Disabilities)
• Minn. Stat. Ch. 260A (Truancy)
• Minn. Stat. Ch. 260C (Juvenile Court Act)
• Minn. Stat. § 609.02, Subd. 6 (Definition of Dangerous Weapon)
• Minn. Stat. § 609.605 (Trespass)
• Minn. Stat. § 609.66 (Dangerous Weapons)
• Minn. Stat. § 624.714 (Carrying of Weapons without Permit; Penalties)
• Minn. Stat. § 624.715 (Exemptions; Antiques and Ornaments)
• 18 U.S.C. § 921 (Definition of Firearm)
• 20 U.S.C. §§ 1400-1487 (Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004)
• 29 U.S.C. § 794 et seq. (Rehabilitation Act of 1973, § 504)
• 34 C.F.R. § 300.530(e)(1) (Manifestation Determination)
• In re C.R.M. 611 N.W.2d 802 (Minn. 2000)

• Adopted: March 8, 1970
• Amended: July 16, 1984
• Amended: December 8, 1986
• Amended: October 12, 1992
• Amended: July 9, 2001
• Amended: May 10, 2004
• Amended: October 13, 2008
• Amended: November 14, 2011
• Amended: October 13, 2014
• Amended: October 12, 2015
• Amended: December 12, 2016
• Amended: August 28, 2023
• Last Reviewed: February 10, 2025

• Policy 502-R - Student Discipline Regulations
• Policy 502 Form - Student Discipline Complaint Procedure