In accordance with disciplinary procedures of the PCSD, this listing of offenses and required or recommended dispositions is submitted for the information of school personnel, students, and parents. Any disciplinary action taken against a student as the result of an administrative process may include appropriate hearing and review. In all cases, the rights of individuals involved will be ensured and protected. Parents and students should be aware that in most instances an offense may constitute a violation of Georgia law. As a result, additional sanctions may be imposed by any court having jurisdiction.

It is the policy of the PCSD to take all reasonable steps and precautions to provide a safe environment for students and staff members. To that end, any threat (expressed or implied) by any individual which, if carried out, would pose a potential danger to the life and safety of students and/or staff members or the destruction of property should be regarded and treated seriously. Any student who receives or has knowledge of information concerning such a threat should immediately report that information to a school administrator or staff member.

Students should notify an administrator or staff member when illegal or suspicious items, dangerous items, or other items banned from school are found in the school building, on the school campus, or on the school bus. Students are advised not to pick up or handle illegal, dangerous, banned, unidentified items, or items not belonging to them.

A student at school bus stops, on his/her way to or from school, on the school bus, at any school function or activity, or at any school event held away from school is under the jurisdiction of school authorities and is subject to all rules and regulations of the PCSD. Any conduct outside of school hours or away from school, which may adversely affect the educational process or endangers the health, safety, morals, or well-being of other students, teachers, or employees within the school system may be subject to the rules and regulations of the Student Code of Conduct.