The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
otherwise:
Charter school-A charter school or cyber
charter school as defined in section 1703-A of the Charter School Law
(24 P. S. §
17-1703-A).
Chief school administrator-The
superintendent of a public school district, executive director of an area
vocational-technical school, executive director of an intermediate unit or
chief executive officer of a charter school.
IEP-Individualized education
program.
Incident-An instance involving one or
more of the following:
(i) An act of
violence.
(ii) The possession of a
weapon by a person.
(iii) The
possession, use or sale of a controlled substance or drug paraphernalia as
defined in section 2 of The Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act
(35 P. S. §
780-102).
(iv) The possession, use or sale of alcohol
or tobacco by a person on school property.
(v) Conduct that constitutes an offense under
section 1303-A(b)(4.1) or (4.2) of the Safe Schools Act (24 P. S. §
13-1303-A(b)(4.1) and (4.2)).
Local police department-A police
department having jurisdiction over school property of the school
entity.
Memorandum of understanding-A
confirmation of mutually agreed upon terms between two or more parties in the
form of a document mutually agreed to by a school entity and a local police
department as required under section 1303-A(c) of the Safe Schools Act.
Positive behavior support plan-A plan
for a student with a disability or eligible young child who requires specific
intervention to address behavior that interferes with learning. A plan is
developed by the IEP team, based on a functional behavior assessment and
becomes part of the individual eligible young child's or student's IEP. A plan
includes methods that utilize positive reinforcement and other positive
techniques to shape a student's or eligible young child's behavior ranging from
the use of positive verbal statements as a reward for good behavior to specific
tangible rewards. See §§
14.133 and
711.46 (relating to positive
behavior support).
Protected handicapped student-A student
who meets the definition of "protected handicapped student" under §
15.2 (relating to definitions),
including a protected handicapped student attending a charter school, or for
whom an evaluation is pending.
Safe Schools Act-Article XIII-A of the
School Code (24 P. S. §§
13-1301-A-13-1313-A).
School-based diversion program-A program
that, in partnership with other stakeholders, diverts youth out of the juvenile
justice system. A program may include a youth aid panel in which a panel of
community members decides an appropriate resolution to hold a student
accountable for the student's actions by, among other options, requiring the
student to complete educational activities, community service, restitution and
any other related program or service.
School Code-The Public School Code of
1949 (24 P. S. §§ 1-101-27-2702).
School entity-A public school district,
intermediate unit, area vocational-technical school or charter school.
School-wide positive behavior support-A
school-wide, evidence-based and data-driven approach to improving school
behavior that seeks to reduce unnecessary student disciplinary actions and
promotes a climate of greater productivity, safety and learning.
Student with a disability-A student who
meets the definition of "student with a disability" under §
14.101 (relating to definitions),
the definition of "child with a disability" under §
711.1 (relating to definitions) or
for whom an evaluation is pending.
