"We were able to uphold the school code of conduct, and at the same time, I think we were able to understand the needs of the students who receive an education and allow [Atiya] some alternative options, instead of this being a major life-altering event".
Unprofessional behaviour was defined by any act which broke the School code of conduct, which is based on the GMC Duties of a Doctor [ 12, 13].
The school considered it an act of violence, though the school's code of conduct does not say anything about prohibiting students from pointing their fingers like a gun and saying "pow pow".
He has one game remaining on a three-game suspension for violating the school's code of conduct.
The school's code of conduct (pdf) has a detailed list of rules about hair, but does not specifically mention the afro hairstyle, according to the BBC.
The petition, titled Stop Racism at Pretoria Girls High, calls on authorities to ensure that the "school's code of conduct does not discriminate against black and Muslim girls".
The latest charge against the teenager, who cannot be identified under Canadian law but whom police say is known by the online name Mafiaboy, stemmed from breaches of his high school's code of conduct, the prosecutor, Louis Miville-Desaidnesaidaid.
Dr. Parker noted that fighting in school is prohibited, and while an altercation might not meet the criminal standards of assault and battery, it would still be punishable under the school's code of conduct.
He also added that, any student who violated the school's code of conduct could face disciplinary action, regardless of whether the violation were to take place either on or off campus.
Besides violating their school's code of conduct, the students in Colorado could face possible felony charges: Sending photos of underage subjects, keeping those photos or sharing them with others is a Class 3 felony in Colorado, George Welsh, the superintendent of Cañon City schools, said Friday.
The effort to modify the school's code of conduct began after several students wearing masks held a "silent vigil" to protest the expulsion of a freshman classmate who was accused of harassing a homosexual student and after two white freshmen posted what was viewed as a racially offensive caricature of a black man on the door of a black student.
