CHAPTER 7
OFFENSES AT PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Sections:
8-7-101 Disturbance of School Activities.
8-7-103 Improper Use of Vehicles.
8-7-106 Failure to Leave When Directed.
8-7-101 Disturbance of School Activities.
It shall be unlawful and a violation of this Chapter for any person to willfully annoy, disturb or impede any student of any school and the lawful pursuit of such student’s education, to willfully annoy, disturb or impede any employee of any school in the lawful performance of such employee’s duty, or to willfully disturb or impede the peaceful and orderly conduct of the operation and activities of any school, by loud or unusual noise, by tumultuous or offensive conduct, or by unbecoming, indecent or immoral behavior or by threatening, traducing, quarreling, challenging to fight or fighting, or by the use of abusive, menacing, threatening, insulting, slanderous, profane or vulgar language.
(1968 Code 6-4-1 as enacted by Ordinance No. 2-72; 1979 Code 8-7-1; renumbered by Ord. No. 25-92; Ord. No. 03-2009, 03/17/2009)
8-7-102 Indecent Conduct.
It shall be unlawful and a violation of this Chapter for any person to speak, behave, or conduct himself or herself in any obscene, lewd, wanton, indecent or immoral manner on or about any school premises.
(1968 Code 6-4-2 as enacted by Ordinance No. 2-72; 1979 Code 8-7-2; renumbered by Ord. No. 25-92; Ord. No. 03-2009, 03/17/2009)
8-7-103 Improper Use of Vehicles.
It shall be unlawful and a violation of this Chapter for any person to drive, park or operate in any manner a vehicle on any school premises or any street, sidewalk or public way adjacent thereto for the purpose of annoying, disturbing or molesting any student or employee of such school, or for the purpose of inducing, enticing or inviting any student or employee of such school into or upon such vehicle for any unlawful purpose.
(1968 Code 6-4-3 as enacted by Ordinance No. 2-72; 1979 Code 8-7-3; renumbered by Ord. No. 25-92; Ord. No. 03-2009, 03/17/2009)
8-7-104 Loitering.
It shall be unlawful and a violation of this Chapter for any person to loiter or idle on or about any school premises or any street, sidewalk or public way adjacent thereto, either on foot or in or on any vehicle or other means of transportation, during usual school hours while classes are in session or at any other time while students are present at the school or school grounds for any school activity when such person has no lawful business at or in connection with such school or in the area thereabouts.
(1968 Code 6-4-4 as enacted by Ordinance No. 2-72; 1979 Code 8-7-4; amended by Ordinance No. 15-81; renumbered by Ord. No. 25-92; Ord. No. 03-2009, 03/17/2009)
8-7-105 Visitor’s Permits.
All persons, except students of the school, employees of the school, invitees of the school’s employees, and persons whose employment requires them to be on the premises of the school, are visitors to that school when entering upon the school premises. All visitors coming on the school premises shall proceed immediately to the school’s office and obtain a visitor’s permit. It shall be unlawful and a violation of this Chapter for any visitor to remain upon the school premises during usual school hours while classes are in session without having such a permit.
(1968 Code 6-4-5 as enacted by Ordinance No. 2-72; 1979 Code 8-7-5; renumbered by Ord. No. 25-92; Ord. No. 03-2009, 03/17/2009)
8-7-106 Failure to Leave When Directed.
Any person who remains on school premises and does not have a visitor’s permit when required; or who violates any rule or regulation of the school and after being informed of such rule or regulation fails to immediately cease and desist from its violation; or, whose presence or acts interfere with the peaceful conduct of the activities of the school, and who remains on the school premises after being asked to leave by the principal of the school or his representative or agent, or other officer or employee designated by the principal to maintain order on the school premises, is guilty of a violation of this Chapter.
(1968 Code 6-4-6 as enacted by Ordinance No. 2-72; 1979 Code 8-7-6; renumbered by Ord. No. 25-92; Ord. No. 03-2009, 03/17/2009)
8-7-107 [Repealed].
(Repealed by Ord. No. 03-2009, 03/17/2009)