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Gwinnett County Public Schools

Rule 6: Weapons, Dangerous Instruments, and Explosive or Implosive Devices

A student shall not solicit to buy or sell, or buy or sell or possess, handle, transmit, threaten with or discharge/use, any object that can reasonably be considered or converted to and/or used as a weapon such as, but not limited to knives; guns; pellet guns; brass knuckles; fireworks; lighters, tear gas, mace, explosives, pepper spray; bats (other than for athletics); clubs, sticks or other instruments of a bludgeoning type; Chinese stars; razors; projectiles and the like.

The prohibited weapons include, but are not limited to, the following:                                               

Student Infractions and Behavioral Responses

SRO Notification: Rules marked with an “X” require the local school administrator to notify the SRO. If a rule is marked with “XX,” the SRO will notify the District Attorney’s office.

 

Rule 6

 

 

Description of Violation

 

 

Level

 

 

Notify SRO

 

6A

Knife less than 2 inches;

IV or V

XX

6B

Knife 2 inches or more;

V

XX

6C

Handgun;

V

XX

6D

Rifle or shotgun;

V

XX

6EA

BB/pellet/airsoft/paintball gun;

V

XX

6EB

BB/pellet/airsoft/paintball rifle;

V

XX

6F

Toy or any look-a-like gun;

II or III

XX

6G

Destructive device (bomb, grenade, mine, rocket, missile pipe bomb or similar device);

V

XX

6H

Brass knuckles or metal knucks;

IV or V

XX

6I

Fireworks;

III, IV or V

 

6IA

Accelerants (any liquid/aerosol, etc. which may be used to perpetuate or start a fire or other hazardous condition);

III, IV or V

X

6K

Tear gas, mace, or pepper spray;

III, IV or V

XX

6L

Bats, clubs, sticks or other instruments of a bludgeoning type (other than for athletics);

III, IV or V

XX

6N

Razors or razor blades;

IV or V

XX

6O

Spring stick/expandable baton;

IV or V

XX

6P

Blackjack;

IV or V

XX

6Q

Nun chahka, nun chuck, nunchaku, shuriken, fighting chain (any flailing instrument consisting of two or more rigid parts connected in such a manner as to allow them to swing freely);

IV or V

XX

6R

Throwing star, oriental dart, or any disc having two or more points or pointed blades which is designed to be thrown or propelled;

IV or V

XX

6S

Tazer/stun gun;

IV or V

X

6Z

Other: (list)

I, II or III

X

Possession of a Firearm, Dangerous Weapon or Hazardous Object on School Property or at School Functions

Students are prohibited from possessing firearms (including a handgun, rifle, shotgun, or other weapon which will or can be converted to expel a projectile by the action of an explosive or electrical charge), dangerous weapons (as defined by O.C.G.A. § 16-11-121) or hazardous objects (as defined by O.C.G.A. § 20-2-751), while on school property or at school functions. A student shall be excluded from school for one calendar year for possessing on school grounds or at a school function a firearm or a dangerous weapon (as defined by O.C.G.A. § 16-11-121), provided that all tribunal officers, tribunals, panels, administrators, the superintendent, and the Gwinnett County Board of Education shall have the discretion to impose a lesser or more harsh, appropriate consequence on a case by case basis for any such offense. Any student possessing a hazardous object (as defined by the O.C.G.A. § 20-2-751), while on school property or at school functions shall receive disciplinary consequences in the discretion of the tribunal officer, tribunal, panel, administrator, the superintendent, or the Gwinnett County Board of Education and consistent with the Gwinnett County Board of Education's policies and procedures. See O.C.G.A. § 20-2-751; § 20-2-751.1.