Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 13A - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Subtitle 08 - STUDENTS
Chapter 13A.08.01 - General Regulations
Section 13A.08.01.18 - Definitions for Regulations .19-.20
Universal Citation: MD Code Reg 13A.08.01.18
Current through Register Vol. 52, No. 6, March 21, 2025
A. In Regulations .19 and .20 of this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "Conviction of or adjudication of" means
that the perpetrator has been convicted of, adjudicated delinquent of, pleads
guilty or nolo contendere with respect to, or receives probation before
judgment with respect to, a violent criminal offense.
(2) "Corrective action plan" means a plan
that includes information concerning conditions in the school that may have
contributed to the commission of the offenses set forth in §B(4) of this
regulation. A corrective action plan shall describe any behavioral
interventions that will be used to address problems in the school.
(3) "Local school system" means any of the 24
local public school systems in the State.
(4) "Persistently dangerous school" means a
school in which each year for 3 consecutive school years, the total number of
student suspensions for more than 10 days or expulsions for any of the
following offenses equals 2-1/2 percent or more of the total number of students
enrolled in the school:
(a) Arson or
fire;
(b) Drugs;
(c) Explosives;
(d) Firearms;
(e) Other guns;
(f) Other weapons;
(g) Physical attack on a student;
(h) Physical attack on a school system
employee or other adult; and
(i)
Sexual assault.
(5)
"Safe school" means a school that has not been placed on probationary status or
designated as persistently dangerous pursuant to Regulation .19 of this
chapter.
(6) "School grounds" means
a local school system owned or leased building and land that surrounds a school
building and also includes school vehicles.
(7) "Violent criminal offense" means a crime
of violence as defined in Criminal Law Article, §
14-101, Annotated Code
of Maryland.
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