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Behavior Setup

The Behavior Admin tool is used to setup behavior events/incidents, resolutions, and responses. Behavior Admin fields that are specific to the state of Texas are described below. For all other inquiries, please visit the Behavior article.

Event Types

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State Event Code (Mapping)

State Event Codes indicate the reason a student was subject to a disciplinary action. These are the official state codes to which all district-defined behavior events/incidents should be mapped. Behavior events/incidents that are not mapped to a state event code do NOT report.

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CodeDescriptionDefinition
01(P-01) Permanent Removal by Teacher from Class
Teacher has removed the student from classroom and denied the student the right to return.
02(P-02) Conduct punishable as a felony
Conduct punishable as a felony
04(P-04) Possessed, sold, or used controlled substancePossessed, sold, used, or was under the influence of marijuana or other controlled substance
05(P-05) Possessed, sold, or used alcoholic beverage
Possessed, sold, used, or was under the influence of an alcoholic beverage
06(P-06) Abuse of a volatile chemical
Abuse of a volatile chemical
07(P-07) Public lewdness or indecent exposure
Public lewdness or indecent exposure
08(P-08) Retaliation against school employee
Retaliation against school employee
09(P-09) Off campus felony offenses in Title 5
Based on conduct occurring off campus and while the student is not in attendance at a school-sponsored or school-related activity for felony offenses in Title 5
10(P-10) Off campus felony offenses not Title 5
Based on conduct occurring off campus and while the student is not in attendance at a school-sponsored or school-related activity for felony offenses not In Title 5
11(P-11) Unlawful Carrying of a Handgun under Penal Code 46.02
Brought a firearm to school or Unlawful Carrying of a Handgun
12(P-12) Unlawful Carrying of a location restricted knife longer than 5.5 inches

Unlawful Carrying of a Location-Restricted Knife (Location-Restricted Knife -blade longer than 5.5 inches)

14(P-14) Conduct Containing the Elements of an Offense Relating to Prohibited WeaponsConduct containing the elements of an offense relating to prohibited weapons
16(P-16) ArsonArson
17(P-17) Murder or attempt to commit murder
Murder, capital murder, criminal attempt to commit murder, or capital murder
18(P-18) Indecency with a child
Indecency with a child
19(P-19) Aggravated kidnapping
Aggravated kidnapping
21(P-21) Violation of student code of conduct
Violation of student code of conduct (does not include student code of conduct violations covered in reason codes 33 and 34)
22(P-22) Criminal mischief
Criminal mischief
23(P-23) Emergency Placement/expulsion
Emergency placement/expulsion
26(P-26) Terroristic threatTerroristic threat 
27(P-27) Assault of a school employee
Assault against a school district employee or volunteer
28(P-28) Assault
Assault against someone other than a school district employee or volunteer
29(P-29) Aggravated assault of an employee
Aggravated assault against a school district employee or volunteer
30(P-30) Aggravated assault
Aggravated assault against someone other than a school district employee or volunteer
31(P-31) Sexual assault of employee
Sexual assault or aggravated sexual assault against a school district employee or volunteer
32(P-32) Sexual assault
Sexual assault or aggravated sexual assault against someone other than a school district employee or volunteer
35(P-35) False alarm/false report
False Alarm/False Report
36(P-36) Felony controlled substance violation
Felony controlled substance violation
37(P-37) Felony alcohol violation
Felony alcohol violation
41(P-41) Fighting/Mutual Combat
Fighting/Mutual Combat – excludes all offenses
46(P-46) Aggravated robbery - TEC 37.006(c)-(d)for DAEP placement
Aggravated Robbery
47(P-47) Manslaughter
Manslaughter
48(P-48) Criminally negligent homicide
Criminally negligent homicide
49(P-49) Engages in deadly conduct
Engages in deadly conduct
55(P-55) Student required to register as sex offender, under court supervision
Student is required to register as a sex offender and Is under court supervision. The offense(s) for which the student is required to register as a sex offender must have occurred on or after Sept. 1, 2007.
56(P-56) Student required to register as sex offender, no court supervision
Student is required to register as a sex offender and is not under court supervision. The offense(s) for which the student is required to register as a sex offender must have occurred on or after Sept. 1, 2007.
57(P-57) Continual sexual abuse of young child(ren) on school property or event
Continuous sexual abuse of young child or children occurring on school property or while attending a school-sponsored or school-related activity on or off school property
58(P-58) Breach of Computer Security - TEC 37.007(a)(5)
Breach of computer security
59(P-59) Serious Misbehavior as Defined by TEC 37.008 while Expelled or placed in DAEP
Serious misbehavior while expelled to/placed in a Disciplinary Alternative Education Program (DAEP)
Serious Misbehavior is defined as:
  1. deliberate violent behavior that poses a direct threat to the health or safety of others;
  2. extortion, meaning the gaining of money or other property by force or threat;
  3. conduct that constitutes coercion, as defined by Section 1.07, Penal Code; or
  4. conduct that constitutes the offense of:
    • public lewdness
    • indecent exposure
    • criminal mischief
    • personal hazing OR
    • harassment
60(P-60) Harassment Against an Employee of the School District Harassment Against an Employee of the School District
61(P-61) BullyingBullying
62(P-62) Possessed, Sold, Gave, Used, Delivered, or Under the Influence of Marihuana or THCPossessed, sold, gave, used, delivered, or was under the influence of marihuana or tetrahydrocannabinol
63(P-63) Possessed, Sold, Gave, Delivered, or Used E-CigarettePossessed, sold, gave, delivered, or used E-cigarette
64(P-64) Possessed, Sold, or Used Controlled SubstancePossessed, sold, gave, used, delivered, or was under the influence of other controlled substance

Database Location:

Behavior.stateEventCode

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Resolution Types

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State Resolution Code (Mapping)

State Resolution Codes indicate the type of disciplinary action taken for a student. These are the official state codes to which all district-defined behavior resolutions should be mapped. Behavior resolutions that are not mapped to a state event code do NOT report. 

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CodeDescriptionDefinition
01(P-01) Expulsion by formal expulsion hearing
Expulsion without placement in another educational setting as a result of a formal expulsion hearing. This code does not apply if a student continues to receive educational services during the term of expulsion.
02(P-02) Expulsion to JJAEP
Expulsion with placement in a Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program (JJAEP) as a result of a formal expulsion hearing
03(P-03) Expulsion to on-campus (DAEP)
Expulsion with placement in an on-campus Disciplinary Alternative Education Program (DAEP) as a result of a formal expulsion hearing. Do not use this code when a student has been placed in a DAEP, but not expelled.
04(P-04) Expulsion to off-campus DAEP
Expulsion with placement in an off-campus DAEP as a result of a formal expulsion hearing. Do not use this code when a student has been placed in a DAEP, but not expelled.
05(P-05) Out-of-school-suspension (<= 3 days)
Out-Of-School Suspension (Suspension may not exceed three days)
06(P-06) In-school-suspension
In-School-Suspension

For students eligible for special education and related services, this includes any setting that has not been addressed by an admission, review, and dismissal committee within the placement determination of the student's current IEP. (Suspension may exceed three days)

07(P-07) Placement in DAEP by conference
Placement in an on-campus OR off-campus DAEP as a result of a conference, rather than a formal hearing as required for expulsion
08(P-08) Continuation of other district's DAEP placement
Continuation of other district’s DAEP placement
09(P-09) Continuation of other district's expulsion order
Continuation of other district’s expulsion order
10(P-10) Continuation of prior year DAEP placement
Continuation of the district's DAEP placement from the prior school year
11(P-11) Continuation of prior year expulsion
Continuation of the district's Expulsion Order From The Prior School Year
12(P-12) Continuation of prior year expulsion to JJAEP
Continuation of the district's Expulsion With Placement To JJAEP From The Prior School Year
13(P-13) Placement in a JJAEP by Court orderPlacement In A JJAEP By Court Order
14(P-14) Placement in a DAEP by Court orderPlacement in a DAEP by Court Order
15(P-15) Continuation of other district's JJAEP placementContinuation of other district’s Expulsion With Placement To JJAEP
25(P-25) Partial day Out-of-School Suspension
Partial day out-of-school suspension
26(P-26) Partial day In-School Suspension
Partial day in-school suspension
27(P-27) Disciplinary action not taken by ARD committee
Mandatory disciplinary action not taken by district as a result of ARD committee manifestation hearing determination, made in accordance with IDEA for a student receiving special education services, that the student’s behavior is linked to the student’s disability
28(P-28) Mandatory disciplinary action not taken
Mandatory Disciplinary Action Not Taken
The mandatory disciplinary action was not taken because the district considered one or more of the 4 provisions that allows the district to consider as a factor in a decision to order suspension, removal to a disciplinary alternative education program, or expulsion:
  • self defense
  • intent or lack of intent
  • student’s disciplinary history
  • disability that substantially impairs the student’s capacity to appreciate the wrongfulness of the student’s conduct
50(P-50) Expulsion (no educational setting) by SpEd officer
Expulsion without placement in another educational setting as a result of a determination by a special education hearing officer (not a hearing officer employed or appointed by the district)
51(P-51) Expulsion JJAEP by SpEd hearing officer
Expulsion with placement to a JJAEP as a result of a determination by a special education hearing officer (not a hearing officer employed or appointed by the district)
52(P-52) Expulsion on-campus DAEP by SpEd hearing officer
Expulsion with placement to an on-campus DAEP as a result of a determination by a special education hearing officer (not a hearing officer employed or appointed by the district)
53(P-53) Expulsion on-campus DAEP by SpEd hearing officer
Placement in An Alternative Education Program as a result of a determination by a special education hearing officer (not a hearing officer employed or appointed by the district)
54(P-54) Alternative Ed. program by SpEd hearing officer
Placement in an Alternative Education Program as a result of a determination by a special education hearing officer (not a hearing officer employed or appointed by the district)
55(P-55) Continuation of other district's DAEP placement
Continuation of other district’s DAEP placement as a result by a special education determination of a hearing officer (not a hearing officer employed or appointed by the district)
56(P-56) Continuation of other district's expulsion order
Continuation of other district’s expulsion order as a result by a special education determination of a hearing officer (not a hearing officer employed or appointed by the district)
57(P-57) Continuation of prior year DAEP by SpEd hearing officer
Continuation of the district's DAEP placement from the prior school year as a result of a determination by a special education hearing officer (not a hearing officer employed or appointed by the district)
58(P-58) Continuation of prior year expulsion by SpEd hearing officer
Continuation of the district's expulsion order from the prior school year as a result of a determination by a special education hearing officer (not a hearing officer employed or appointed by the district)
59(P-59) Continuation of prior year JJAEP by SpEd officer
Continuation of the district's expulsion with placement to JJAEP from the prior school year as a result of a determination by a special education hearing officer (not a hearing officer employed or appointed by the district)
60(P-60) Placement in a JJAEP by SpEd hearing officer
Placement in a JJAEP as a result of a determination by a special education hearing officer (not a hearing officer employed or appointed by the district)
61(P-61) Continuation of other district's JJAEP by SpEd officer
Continuation of other district’s expulsion with placement to JJAEP as a result of a determination by a special education hearing officer (not a hearing officer employed or appointed by the district)

Database Location:

Behavior.stateResCode

Reports:

Behavior Management

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Behavior Location

This indicates where a student committed an applicable offense that is enumerated in Texas Education Code (On/off campus, school related activities, etc).

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CodeDescriptionDefinition
00Not Applicable
Not Applicable
01On Campus
On Campus
02Off Campus within 300 ft of campus property line
Off Campus, but within 300 feet of campus property line
03Off Campus, at school sponsored or related activity
Off Campus, but at a school sponsored or school related activity
04Off Campus, > 300 ft of campus boundary
Off Campus, and further than 300 feet from the campus boundary (Student was not in attendance at a school sponsored or school related activity)
05On Campus, school sponsored/related activity of another school district
On campus of another school district, or while in attendance at a school sponsored or school related activity of another school district

Database Location:

BehaviorIncident.location

Ad Hoc Inquiries:

Student > Behavior > Behavior Incident > location

Reports:

TSDS Student Discipline Interchange

Behavior Event and Participant Details Fields

SSSP Team Review

This checkbox indicates whether the Safe and Supportive School Program (SSSP) team conducted a threat assessment related to the reported disciplinary incident.

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Database Location:

BehaviorDetail.teamReview

Ad Hoc Inquiries:

Student > Behavior > Behavior Event > teamReview

Campus ID of Responsibility

This indicates the instructional campus on which the student was enrolled when the student code of conduct was fractured and the disciplinary assignment was made, or for a continuation disciplinary assignment the campus that the student would attend under all normal circumstances if not under a disciplinary assignment.

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Database Location:

BehaviorRole.campusIDofResponsibility

Ad Hoc Inquiries:

Student > Behavior > Behavior Role > campusIDofResponsibility

Reports:

TSDS Student Discipline Interchange

Behavior Resolution Fields

Campus ID of Assignment

Campus ID of Assignment indicates the unique campus identification number of the campus in which the student was placed for disciplinary reasons.

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Database Location:

BehaviorResolution.campusIDAssignment

Ad Hoc Inquiries:

Student > Behavior > Behavior Role > CampusIDofAssignment

Notes:

An instructional campus:

  1. has an assigned administrator,
  2. has enrolled students who are counted for average daily attendance,
  3. has assigned instructional staff,
  4. receives federal and/or state and/or local funds as its primary support,
  5. provides instruction in the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS),
  6. has one or more grade groups in the range from early education through grade 12, and
  7. is not a program for students enrolled in another public school.

An alternative instructional unit:

  1. is an instructional site, center, program, or arrangement that is not governed by an individual campus organization, and
  2. does not meet the above standard definition of an instructional campus.

Reports:

TSDS Student Discipline Interchange

Duration Difference Reason

The Duration Difference Reason indicates the reason for the difference, if any, between the official and actual lengths of a student’s disciplinary assignment.

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CodeDescriptionDefinition
00No difference
No difference between official and actual lengths of disciplinary assignments
01Term modified by district
Term modified by district
02Term modified by court order
Term modified by court order
03Term modified by mutual agreement
Term modified by mutual agreement of district, student, and/or parents
04Student completed requirement sooner than expected
Student completed term requirements sooner than expected
05Student incarcerated
Student incarcerated
06Term decreased due to health-related circumstances
Term decreased due to extenuating health-related circumstances
07Student withdrew from school
Student withdrew from school
08School year ended
School year ended before completion of disciplinary action assignment
09Continuation of previous year disciplinary action
Continuation of previous year’s disciplinary action assignment
10Term modified by placement program
Term modified by placement program due to student behavior while in the placement
99OtherOther

Database Location:

BehaviorResolution.modificationReason

Ad Hoc Location:

Student > Behavior > Behavior Role > modificationReason

Behavior Response Fields

Restraint Reason

Indicates that a student was physically or mechanically restrained due to imminent serious physical harm to themselves or others, imminent serious property destruction, or a combination of both imminent serious physical harm to themselves or others and imminent serious property destruction or was restrained by a law enforcement officer providing a police presence at a school campus or at a school related activity at the request or direction of the LEA.

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CodeDescriptionDefinition
01Physical Harm to Themselves
Imminent serious physical harm to themselves
02Physical Harm to Others
Imminent serious physical harm to others
03Physical Harm to Themselves & Others
Imminent serious physical harm to themselves and others
04Property Destruction
Imminent serious property destruction
05Physical Harm to Themselves & Property Destruction
Imminent serious physical harm to themselves and imminent serious property destruction
06Physical Harm to Others & Property Destruction
Imminent serious physical harm to others and imminent serious property destruction
07Phys Harm to Themselves & Others & Property Destr
Imminent serious physical harm To themselves and others and imminent serious property destruction
08Restraint by School District Police/Resource Officer
Restraint by School District Police Officer/School Resource Officer performing law enforcement duties and/or providing a police presence on school property or at a school-sponsored or school-related activity.

Database Location:

BehaviorResponse.restraintReason

Ad Hoc Inquiries:

Student > Behavior > Custom BehaviorResponse > restraintStaffType

Restraint Staff Type

Restraint Staff Type indicates the kind of school staff person who performed a student restraint.

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CodeDescriptionDefinition
01LEA employee or volunteer
For this responsibility, the staff member works for the ESC only, and is not part of an ESC shared services arrangement
02LEA police officer or SRO
For this responsibility, the staff member is part of the ESC shared services arrangement, for which the ESC is the fiscal agent

Database Location:

BehaviorResponse.restraintStaffType

Ad Hoc Inquiries:

Student > Behavior > Custom BehaviorResponse > restraintStaffType

Campus ID of Restraint

Campus ID of Restraint indicates the unique campus identification number of the campus at which a special education student was restrained for emergency purposes. This campus ID may or may not reflect the campus ID where the special education student was enrolled (within the district) but does reflect the campus ID at which the special education student was restrained.

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Database Location:

CustomBehaviorResponse.value

Ad Hoc Inquiries:

Student > Behavior > Custom BehaviorResponse > campusIDOfRestraintEvent


Behavior Referral

Behavior Referral fields that are specific to the state of Texas are described below. For all other inquiries, please visit the Behavior Referral article.

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Behavior Location

This indicates where a student committed an applicable offense that is enumerated in Texas Education Code (On/off campus, school related activities, etc).

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CodeDescriptionDefinition
00Not Applicable
Not Applicable
01On Campus
On Campus
02Off Campus within 300 ft of campus property line
Off Campus, but within 300 feet of campus property line
03Off Campus, at school sponsored or related activity
Off Campus, but at a school sponsored or school related activity
04Off Campus, > 300 ft of campus boundary
Off Campus, and further than 300 feet from the campus boundary (Student was not in attendance at a school sponsored or school related activity)
05On Campus, school sponsored/related activity of another school district
On campus of another school district, or while in attendance at a school sponsored or school related activity of another school district

Database Location:

BehaviorIncident.location

Ad Hoc Inquiries:

Student > Behavior > Behavior Incident > location

Reports:

TSDS Student Discipline Interchange

Behavior Referral Response Fields

Restraint Reason

Indicates that a student was physically or mechanically restrained due to imminent serious physical harm to themselves or others, imminent serious property destruction, or a combination of both imminent serious physical harm to themselves or others and imminent serious property destruction or was restrained by a law enforcement officer providing a police presence at a school campus or at a school related activity at the request or direction of the LEA.

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CodeDescriptionDefinition
01Physical Harm to Themselves
Imminent serious physical harm to themselves
02Physical Harm to Others
Imminent serious physical harm to others
03Physical Harm to Themselves & Others
Imminent serious physical harm to themselves and others
04Property Destruction
Imminent serious property destruction
05Physical Harm to Themselves & Property Destruction
Imminent serious physical harm to themselves and imminent serious property destruction
06Physical Harm to Others & Property Destruction
Imminent serious physical harm to others and imminent serious property destruction
07Phys Harm to Themselves & Others & Property Destr
Imminent serious physical harm To themselves and others and imminent serious property destruction
08Restraint by School District Police/Resource Officer
Restraint by School District Police Officer/School Resource Officer performing law enforcement duties and/or providing a police presence on school property or at a school-sponsored or school-related activity.

Database Location:

BehaviorResponse.restraintReason

Ad Hoc Inquiries:

Student > Behavior > Custom BehaviorResponse > restraintReason

Restraint Staff Type

Restraint Staff Type indicates the kind of school staff person who performed a student restraint.

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CodeDescriptionDefinition
01LEA employee or volunteer
For this responsibility, the staff member works for the ESC only, and is not part of an ESC shared services arrangement
02LEA police officer or SRO
For this responsibility, the staff member is part of the ESC shared services arrangement, for which the ESC is the fiscal agent

Database Location:

BehaviorResponse.restraintStaffType

Ad Hoc Inquiries:

Student > Behavior > Custom BehaviorResponse > restraintStaffType

Campus ID of Restraint

Campus ID of Restraint indicates the unique campus identification number of the campus at which a special education student was restrained for emergency purposes. This campus ID may or may not reflect the campus ID where the special education student was enrolled (within the district) but does reflect the campus ID at which the special education student was restrained.

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Database Location:

CustomBehaviorResponse.value

Ad Hoc Inquiries:

Student > Behavior > Custom BehaviorResponse > campusIDOfRestraintEvent