Battery/Sexual Assault/Rape

Definition and consequences of battery or sexual assault.

Sexual battery is defined as a student intentionally making physical contact with the intimate parts of the body of another person without the consent of that person. Intimate body parts include the primary genital area, anus, groin, inner thighs, buttocks or breasts. No student will commit any act of sexual battery on school property, school buses, or at school-sponsored events. Behaviors that implicate Title IX regulations (sexual assault, fondling, etc.) will be referred to Equal Opportunity Services (EOS) and Title IX.

Refer to Harassment/Sexual if the police report does not support the violation.

Administrator Referral to APS Police and then Referral to EOS*

This infraction requires a police report with the appropriate charge*

Consequences/Disposition

Elementary/Middle/High

• Consequences determined after outcome of investigation
• If charges substantiated - Up to Expulsion Hearing

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Updated as of July 2026