Student Behavior
Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science
Student Behavior Code
Students, Parents, Sponsors, and School Districts are reminded that the behavior code of the student’s home school district is in effect during the student’s participation in both Region and State PJAS activities. It is expected that sponsors and school districts will discipline the student according to that district’s policy if the student violates the behavior code while at the PJAS activity.
Students will be sent home immediately from the PJAS state meeting at Penn State University for the following behaviors:
1. Refusing to follow PJAS State Meeting rules.
2. Acts of vandalism
3. Fighting
4. Theft
5. Possession of weapons, drugs, explosives, tobacco, or alcohol
6. Males in female dorms
7. Females in male dorms
8. Participation in any intimate activity.
9. Involvement in any behavior that threatens the health and safety of the participant or other participants.
10. Involvement in any activity that results in police intervention.
11. Any activity that the sponsor and/or chaperone finds to be a violation of the school district’s behavior code.
The student’s future participation in PJAS Region and State meetings will be affected by their behavior. Continued participation will be determined by the student’s region, sponsor, and school and may include the following:
1. A student sent home automatically forfeits any award or scholarship for which he/she may have been eligible.
2. The student may be required to bring a parent as a chaperon while staying on campus.
3. The student may be required to stay off campus with a parent as a chaperon.
4. The student may not be permitted to participate in the PJAS State meeting for one or more years.
5. The student may not be permitted to participate in both PJAS region and state meetings for one or more years.
6. The student may not be permitted to participate in any PJAS activities the remainder of their middle school and high school careers.
