JCDAB, Student Alcohol and Drug Use

When the principal/designee has reasonable cause to believe that a student is guilty of possession of, or knowledge of and intentional distribution of, or possession with intent to distribute any controlled dangerous substance on school property, on a school bus, or at a school event the following steps shall be taken:

If sixteen (16) years of age or older, the student shall be expelled from Vermilion Parish Schools for a minimum period of four (4) complete semesters.
If under sixteen (16) years of age and for grades six through twelve, the student shall be expelled for a minimum period of two (2) complete school semesters.
Any case involving a student in kindergarten through grade five, found guilty, shall be referred to the Vermilion Parish School Board through recommendation for action from the Superintendent.
Any student arrested for intentional distribution of, or possession with intent to distribute any controlled dangerous substance or other controlled substance on school property shall be referred by the school principal or his designee, within five days after such arrest, for testing or screening by a qualified medical professional for evidence of abuse of alcohol, illegal narcotics, drugs, or other controlled dangerous substances.
If evidence of abuse is found, the students shall be referred to an alcohol and drug abuse treatment professional chosen by the student’s parent or tutor. If the student is found by the professional to be in need of treatment, and if the student agrees to cooperate in the recommended treatment, as certified in writing by the medical professional, such documentation may be used to initiate reopening the student’s case. The school board shall take into consideration the student’s agreement to receive treatment as a positive factor in the final decision relative to any final disciplinary action.
The parent or tutor of the pupil may, within five days after the decision is rendered, request the city or parish school board to review the findings of the Superintendent or his designee at a time set by the school board; otherwise, the decision of the Superintendent shall be final. (If requested, of his designee, the school board may affirm, modify, or reverse the action previously taken.)
The parent or tutor of the pupil may, within ten days, appeal to the district court for the parish in which the student’s school is located and adverse ruling of the school board in upholding the action of the Superintendent, or his designee. The court may reverse or revise the rulings of the school board upon a finding that the ruling of the board was based on an absence of any relevant evidence in support thereof.

When the principal/designee has reasonable cause to believe that a student is under the influence of any illegal narcotic, or other controlled substance on school property, on a school bus, or at a school event, the following steps shall be taken:

When the principal/designee has reasonable cause to believe that a student is guilty of possession of, or under the influence of, or distribution of any alcohol on school property, on a school bus, or at a school event the following steps shall be taken: