The
f ollowing
s hall
b e
o ther
v iolations
o f
t he
C ALIFORNIA
D ECA
C ode
o f
C onduct:
Should
a
c onduct
c ode
v iolation
o ccur
f or
i tems
8 -‐13
b elow,
r egardless
o f
w hen
e xposed,
t he
v iolating
s tudent(s)
may
b e
s ent
h ome
a nd
m ay
n ot
b e
e ligible
t o
a ttend
a ny
o ther
s tate,
r egional
o r
n ational
c onference
d uring
t hat
school
y ear.
D etermination
o f
p enalties
f or
v iolations
w ill
b e
a t
t he
d iscretion
o f
t he
S tate
M anagement
T eam
o r
t he
Board
o f
D irectors/Trustees
o r
l ocal
A dvisor.
8. Conference
C onduct:
F ailing
t o
w ear
t he
s upplied
c onference
I D
b adge
a nd
w ristband
( when
p rovided)
a t
a ll
times
f rom
a rrival
a t
t he
c onference
u ntil
d eparture
a t
t he
e nd
o f
t he
c onference;
l eaving
s essions
p rior
t o
their
c onclusion
( except
i n
t he
c ase
o f
e mergency);
f ailing
t o
a ttend
a ll
g eneral
s essions
a nd
a ssigned
a ctivities
(including
w orkshops,
c ompetitive
e vents,
c ommittee
m eetings,
e tc.)
f or
w hich
a
d elegate
i s
r egistered
( unless
engaged
i n
a
s pecific
a ssignment
t aking
p lace
a t
t he
s ame
t ime);
n ot
a biding
b y
t he
r ules
a nd
r egulations
o f
DECA
o r
s chool/district
p olicies
f rom
t he
t ime
h e/she
l eaves
h is/her
h ome
o r
s chool
f or
a ny
a ctivity
a nd
t he
time
h e/she
r eturns
t o
t he
s ame
h ome
o r
s chool
f ollowing
t he
a ctivity.
9. Curfew:
F ailing
t o
b e
i n
y our
a ssigned
h otel
r oom
f rom
t he
c urfew
t ime
d esignated
i n
t he
c onference
p rogram
until
6
a .m.;
c ausing
a ny
n oise
o r
o ther
d isturbance
a udible
b y
a nyone
i n
t he
h allway
a fter
d esignated
c urfew
time;
o rdering
a ny
f ood
a fter
t he
d esignated
c urfew
t ime;
c ausing
a ny
o ther
u nnecessary
d isturbance
o r
participating
i n
a ny
o ther
i nappropriate
a ctivity
a fter
t he
d esignated
c urfew
t ime.
10. Dress:
F ailing
t o
a bide
b y
t he
d ress
r egulations
e stablished
f or
t he
c onference,
a s
o utlined
i n
t he
D ress
C ode.
11. Personal
C onduct:
F ailing
t o
r eport
a ccidents,
i njuries
o r
i llnesses
i mmediately
t o
t he
l ocal
D ECA
A dvisor;
failing
t o
k eep
a dult
a dvisors
i nformed
o f
a ctivities
a nd
w hereabouts
a t
a ll
t imes;
f ailure
t o
c omply
w ith
established
g rievance
p rocess
f or
d isputes
a bout
c ompetitive
e vent
r esults/processes
( including
p ersonally
confronting
j udges
o r
e vent
a dministrators);
u sing
t obacco
p roducts
o utside
o f
l ocal
s chool
d istrict
p olicies
and
s tate
l aw;
h aving
a
m ember
o f
t he
o pposite
s ex
i n
a
r oom
i f
n o
a dult
c haperone
i s
p resent
a nd
t he
r oom
door
i s
n ot
v isibly
o pen
( e.g..
t he
d oor
m ay
b e
p ropped
w ide
o pen);
h aving
a
d elegate
o r
a dvisor
o f
t he
opposite
s ex
i n
a
r oom
w ithout
a
t hird
p erson
p resent
a nd
t he
d oor
v isibly
o pen.
12. Hotel
C onduct:
F ailing
t o
m eet
t he
p rofessional
s tandards
o f
h ousing
f acilities;
a ccruing
i ncidental
r oom
charges
( i.e.
p hone
c alls,
r oom
s ervice,
p ay-‐per-‐view
m ovies,
e tc.)
w ithout
s ettling
t he
a ccount
p rior
t o
c heck-‐
out;
t hrowing
o bjects
o ut
t he
w indow
o r
i nto
t he
h allway;
m oving
h otel
f urniture
f rom
r ooms
( e.g.,
o nto
t he
balcony);
f ailing
t o
f ollow
h otel
r ules
a nd
r egulations.
13. Social
M edia
&
O nline
P resence:
I n
t he
o nline
e nvironment,
s tudents
m ust
f ollow
T he
C alifornia
D ECA
C ode
o f
Conduct
a nd
c onduct
t hemselves
o nline
a s
t hey
w ould
i n
p erson.
T hink
b efore
y ou
p ost
a nd
u se
d iscretion
when
p osting
o nline
a s
y ou
w ill
l eave
a
l ong-‐lasting
i mpression
o f
y ourself,
y our
s chool
a nd
D ECA.
S ocial
media
v enues
a re
p ublic
a nd
i nformation
c an
b e
s hared
b eyond
y our
c ontrol.
N ever
p ost
c onfidential
o r
personal
i nformation.
D o
n ot
m isrepresent
y ourself
b y
u sing
s omeone
e lse's
i dentity.
B e
r espectful
a nd
a void
comments
t hat
m ay
b e
h urtful.
N ever
u se
p rofane,
o bscene
o r
t hreatening
l anguage.
N ever
u se
s lurs
b ased
on
t he
g ender,
r ace,
d isability,
o r
o rientation
o f
a nother
p erson.
N ever
p ost
s exually
e xplicit
p ictures,
v ideos
or
c ontent.
C yberbullying
i s
c onsidered
a n
a ct
o f
h arassment
a nd
w ill
n ot
b e
t olerated.
U se
o f
D ECA
l ogos
o r
images
o n
y our
p ersonal
s ocial
n etworking
s ites
i s
p rohibited.
I f
y ou
w ish
t o
p romote
a
s pecific
D ECA
a ctivity
or
e vent,
y ou
m ay
d o
s o
o nly
b y
m eans
o f
a
l ink
t o
t he
o fficial
D ECA
s ocial
m edia
a ccounts.
Individual
S chool
D istrict
P olicies
m ay
s upersede
t he
c ode
o f
c onduct.
CA
D ECA
L ACE
C onference
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