ADDITIONAL CONDUCT, DISCIPLINE AND INTERVENTION PRACTICES Detention Students that are required to stay after school for a detention will be given a notice that must be signed by their parent or guardian and returned to the issuing teacher prior to their staying for the detention. Gun Free School Act (GFSA) The Gun-Free Schools Act was reauthorized by the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001 (Public Law 107-110), as Section 4141 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA). Generally, the GFSA requires local school systems to have an expulsion policy consistent with the required state law to be eligible to receive ESEA funds, and appropriate enforcement provisions relating to the possession of a firearm on school premises. Changes made to the GFSA include a clarification to require that the existing one-year expulsion requirement in each state’s law include students who are determined to have possessed a firearm at school. In addition, the GFSA was amended to provide that the GFSA does not apply to a firearm that is lawfully stored inside a locked vehicle on school property, or if it is for activities approved and authorized by the local school system, as long as the system adopts appropriate safeguards to ensure student safety (see Guidance Concerning State and Local Responsibilities Under the Gun-Free Schools Act, USDE (2004)) School Resource Officers (SRO) The School Resource Officer (SRO) Program is a joint effort between the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office and the Wicomico County Board of Education assigning 10 uniformed law enforcement officers to Wicomico County Public Schools. The officers work in full cooperation with the school’s administrators, students, staff, parents and community members to: Maintain a safe and secure environment that is conducive to learning. Deter misbehavior in school and in the school’s community by being highly visible throughout the school day and at after school activities.
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