Good afternoon,
I wanted to take some time to inform parents about an issue that we have been struggling with here at RLBMS. Over the last several weeks, the number of students who have been caught with vapes has tripled. Some of these students have been so blatant as to vape in the classroom during class. As you can imagine, this is a disruption to the educational environment as well as danger to our student's health and against the law. In an effort to curb this dangerous trend, we have decided to tighten our procedures we use when dealing with vaping students.
1st offense……Afterschool Detention (1), Cessation class (if not completed, 1 day suspension), Law enforcement involvement
2nd offense……Afterschool Detention (2), Cessation class (if not completed, 1 day suspension), law enforcement involvement
3rd offense……1 day suspension, Cessation class (if not completed, 1 day suspension), law enforcement involvement
From this point forward,
- If a student gets caught with a vape, they will lose their privilege of wearing any shirt with deep pockets and any hooded or nonhooded sweatshirts.
- If a student gets caught with a vape they will be isolated away from others in class. If other students are involved by using the vape, they will be separated from each other.
- Those students caught with a vape will be required to be escorted to the bathroom by administration.
Our goal is to ensure that we have an educational environment that is as distraction free as possible. We also want our student to live a healthy lifestyle.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me.