Kansas Department of Education

Steps, if any, that were taken by the school or the district regarding the incident for each offender associated with the incident. Action Taken is further defined by one of the following classifiers: minor punishment, detention, conference, confiscation of contraband, demerit, probation, restitiution, Saturday school, in-school suspension, removal or out-of-school suspension, expulsion, student transfer, referred to local law enforcement, no school response, or other. All suspensions, expulsions, and referrals to local law enforcement are required to be reported.

Type of alcohol-related incident other than possession, use, or solicitation/sale.  Requires description.

Incident is related to the possession, use, solicitation, or sale of alcohol. Alcohol related is further defined by one of the following classifiers: possession, use, solicitation/sale, or other. All incidents involving alcohol are required to be reported.

Drinking alcoholic beverages.

Causing physical harm to an individual(s). Assault is further defined by one of the following classifiers: physical, sexual, fighting, kidnapping, robbery, murder/homicide, other. All incidents involving violence are required to be reported.

Unlawful seizure, transportation, and/or detention of a person against his/her will, or of a minor without the consent of his/her custodial parent(s) or legal guardian. This category includes hostage-taking.

Type of assault incident other than those listed above.  Requires description.

The taking of, or attempting to take, anything of value that is owned by another person or organization under confrontational circumstances by force or threat of force or violence and/or by putting the victim in fear.

Any act that disrupts the orderly conduct of a school function. Behavior is further defined by one of the following classifiers: disruptive, obscene, insubordination, failure to serve sentence, or other.

Behavior which substantially disrupts the orderly learning environment.  - Does not involve violence, property damage, or obscenity.

Language or actions, written, oral, physical, or electronic, in violation of community or school standards.

An administrator discussed the incident with the student and issued a warning regarding the consequences of subsequent offenses.

Taking away an item(s) defined as prohibited by school or district policy.

A preset number of warnings are given to the student.

A preset number of tardies are accumulated by the student.

The student received a mark of poor conduct.

Incident was a manifestation of student's disability(s).

Having an illegal drug or over-the-counter medication in violation of school policy in one’s pocket(s), bag(s), car, locker, etc.

Smoking, snorting, injecting, ingesting, or otherwise using an illegal drug or over-the-counter medication in violation of school policy.

Smoking, snorting, injecting, ingesting, or otherwise using marijuana or another cannabinoid.

Having equipment (e.g. bong) for use in consuming illegal drugs in one's pocket(s), bag(s), car, locker, etc.

Those instances in which an impartial hearing officer orders the removal of children with disabilities from their current educational placement to an appropriate alternative educational setting for not more than 45 days based on the hearing officer’s determination that the public agency has demonstrated by substantial evidence that maintaining the child’s current placement is substantially likely to result in injury to the child or others.

The student was expelled from and is no longer enrolled in his or her regular school setting.  Total cessation of educational services.

To unlawfully bet or wager money or something else of value; assist, promote, or operate a game of chance for money or some other stake; possess or transmit wagering information; manufacture, sell, purchase, possess, or transport gambling equipment, devices, or goods; or tamper with the outcome of a sporting event or contest to gain a gambling advantage.

Indication of whether the student had an IEP for disability as defined in IDEA at the time of the incident.

This field is a free-form text field where the user can enter any additional information about the incident. This field is NOT reported to KSDE--it is for internal school and district use.

Incidents other than assault, weapons, threat, alcohol-related, drug-related, tobacco-related, arson, behavior, forgery, gambling, theft, sexual offenses-non-violent, trespassing, truancy, vandalism, inappropriate computer use, cumulative or due process determination.  Requires description.

Length of Suspension or Expulsion in school days. All expulsions and suspensions lasting more than one full school day are required to be reported.

Location where the incident took place. Location Group is further defined by one of the following classifiers: on campus or off campus.

Incident took place on school grounds. On Campus is further defined by one of the following classifiers: classroom, hallway/stairwell, cafeteria, gym, restrooms, auditorium, outside, stadium, or other on campus.

An injury that requires professional medical attention.

Punishment did not involve removing the student from the classroom setting.

Victim received no physical injury.

Student currently attending the school where the incident occurred.

Student who previously attended and graduated, dropped out of, or transferred out of the school where the incident occurred.

A staff member at the school (who is not a teacher, principal, or vice-principal) where the incident occurred or at another school within the district.

Student currently attending a school other than the one where the incident occurred.

A current teacher at the school where the incident occurred, or a teacher at another school within the district.

The offender is unknown.

The student was restricted from certain school functions and/or activities.

The incident was reported to law enforcement officials.  Misdemeanor charges were brought against offender.  Description required.

The incident was reported to law enforcement officials.  No outcomes information is available.  Description required.

The student was removed from his or her regular classroom and barred from school grounds for a specified length of time.  Student did not continue to receive educational services.

The student was required to make restitution for the damages caused by the incident.

Sexual intercourse, sexual contact, or other behavior intended to result in sexual gratification  without force or threat of force.  Includes statutory rape, seduction, and prostitution.

The student was reassigned to another school facility or program that allowed him/her to continue to participate in the general curriculum at a school setting, including students receiving prescribed special education services who continued to receive these services.  Reassignment was to another facility within the same district. 

Actions causing fear or harm without physical attack. Threat is further defined by one of the following classifiers: intimidation, individual (bullying), hate-related, sexual, school, or other.

Repeatedly annoying or attacking a student or group of students or other personnel which creates an intimidating or hostile educational or work environment related to unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, other physical or verbal conduct or communication of a sexual nature, including gender-based harassment.

Type of threat incident other than those listed above.  Requires description.

Incident occurs during regular school hours. During School hours is further defined by one of the following classifiers: before classes, after classes, morning classes, afternoon classes, morning recess/break, lunch, afternoon recess/break or other during school hours.

Outside of regular school hours during school-sponsored activities. Outside School Hours is further defined by in transit, at school-sponsored activity, or other outside school hours.

Having tobacco in one’s pocket(s), bag(s), car, locker, etc.

Selling or purchasing tobacco products (e.g., cigarettes, chewing tobacco).

To enter or remain on a public school campus or school board facility without authorization or invitation and with no lawful purpose for entry.

Willful destruction or defacement of property. Vandalism is further defined by one of the following classifiers: school property, personal property, or other.

Type of vandalism incident other than school property or personal property.  Requires description.

Victim information is required if the incident being reported involved a victim that sustained a major or minor injury. Victim is furthe defined by one of the following classifiers: current student, expelled/suspended student, former student, student at a different school, teacher, principal/vice-principal, other staff member, parent, unknown, or other.

Student who attended the school where the incident occurred, but who has been expelled or suspended during the current school year.

The nature of the injury sustained by the victim associated with the incident. Victim injury is further defined by one of the following classifiers: no injury, minor injury, or major injury.

A staff member at the school where the incident occurred or at another school within the district.

The Principal, Vice-Principal, or Assistant Principal at the school where the incident occurred or at another school within the district.

Student currently attending a school other than the one where the incident occurred.

A current teacher at the school where the incident occurred, or a teacher at another school within the district.

A device designed to produce a rapid chemical or nuclear reaction with the production of noise, heat, and violent expansion of gases.

The weapon involved was a handgun or pistol.

Weapon other than handgun, rifle/shotgun, other firearm, firearm component/attachment, explosive, substance used as a weapon, or knife/cutting instrument.  Requires description.

Possession of an instrument or object designed to inflict harm on other persons.    Must describe the type of weapon found.

Sale or purchase of an instrument or object designed to inflict harm on other persons.    Must describe the type of weapon involved.

Item associated with the offender of the reported weapons incident. Weapon is further defined by one of the following classifiers: handguns, rifles/shotguns, other firearms, firearm component or attachment, explosive, substance used as a weapon, knife/cutting instrument, or other.

Type of weapon incident other than weapon possession, weapon use, or weapon solicitation/sale.  Requires description.

Discipline action would not have been pursued were it not for the school's Zero Tolerance policy.