The above conditions must exist to ensure that your child is growing academically and reaching his or her full potential.
I believe that your child and every student deserve the right to be in school, feel safe, and learn without disruptions. To endorse this type of learning environment and culture in our middle schools and high schools, beginning October 19, 2022, we will take a stricter stance against (1) fighting, (2) recording fighting, (3) inciting a fight, and (4) gang attacks. If it is confirmed that a middle school or high school student participated or demonstrated in any of these four misbehaviors, he or she will be transported to the Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Department by the School Resource Officer. While there, the student will be under the supervision of a law enforcement officer while waiting to be picked up by his or her parent, detained, or sent to the Department of Juvenile Justice. Though the child will be afforded an Administrative Hearing, he or she will not have the opportunity to return to his or her school for the remainder of the school year.
Please review and discuss the terms and definitions below with your child as well as the above-mentioned potential consequences.
FIGHTING: An incident involving two or more students with mutual physical contact, such as, but not limited to hitting, kicking, throwing, biting, or punching.
RECORDING A FIGHT: The use of any cell phone or electronic device to record a fight, post a fight, or share a fight with another person.
INCITING A FIGHT: Inciting or causing others to have a physical confrontation or fight.
GANG ATTACK: Two or more students attack, threaten, or intimidate another student.
If you would like to learn more about this new process or to help us with solutions to increase the safety and order of our schools, I will be available at the locations below.
October 13, 2022: Cheraw High School, 5pm-6pm
October 20, 2022: Chesterfield High School, 5pm-6pm
October 21, 2022: Palmetto Learning Center, 10am
October 26, 2022: Central High School, 5pm-6pm
November 1, 2022: McBee High School, 5pm-6pm
In addition, you may also email me at: [email protected], or contact your child’s principal.
NO FIGHTING EMAIL ALERT
If you or your child has any information about an impending fight, someone who recorded a fight, and/or someone who is inciting a fight or gang attack at any of our schools, please email and report the information using the appropriate email address below:
HIGH SCHOOLS
MIDDLE SCHOOLS
All middle and high school administrators will be visiting each classroom to share this information with all students before October 19th.
Thank you for partnering with us as we do our best to provide a safe and orderly learning environment for your child and all students in Chesterfield County School District.
Sincerely,
Chan Anderson, Ed.D.
Interim Superintendent
Chesterfield County School District